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Re:Sylvie Forbin, lobbyist for Vivendi, is new head of copyr... by elsewhen on Saturday July 16, 2016 @01:33PM (#12107134)
i think its more like north korea heading the UN commission on human rights.
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Re:Sylvie Forbin, lobbyist for Vivendi, is new head of copyr... by chrisbennet on Saturday July 16, 2016 @01:41PM (#12107159)
Saudi Arabia is chairing the United commission on human rights currently. Pretty crazy eh?
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Re:Sylvie Forbin, lobbyist for Vivendi, is new head of copyr... by steve-howard on Saturday July 16, 2016 @02:18PM (#12107336)
It's the human rights council now, but you're right. Didn't think the UN was a particularly effective body at any rate, but that's ridiculous.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Co...

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Re:Sylvie Forbin, lobbyist for Vivendi, is new head of copyr... by forgotpwtomain on Saturday July 16, 2016 @03:19PM (#12107535)
> Didn't think the UN was a particularly effective body at any rate, but that's ridiculous.

I'm not sure ridiculous is strong enough here..

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