The new amended draft resolution — without the suspension of the LGBT rights expert — was adopted by a vote of 94 to 3, with 80 abstentions. LGBT RIGHTS VIOLATIONSMuntarbhorn, who began his new mandate this month, has been appointed for three years. He will carry out country visits, raise allegations of LGBT rights violations with governments and work to protect rights defenders. “These notions are not enshrined in any international human rights instrument,” he said. Nearly 800 human rights organizations and civil society groups had urged UN member-states in a joint letter not to overturn Muntarbhorn’s appointment.

Source: Daily Nation November 22, 2016 17:28 UTC