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Human rights organizations have expressed strong criticism over the recent uncontested elections where 15 countries secured seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council. The election, held at the U.N. General Assembly, resulted in all candidates from each of the regional groups being elected without opposition for a three-year term, despite concerns about their human rights records. This marks the second consecutive year that such uncontested elections have occurred, raising questions about the effectiveness and integrity of the selection process for the council.

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Human rights groups sharply criticized the uncontested election on October 10, 2026, where 15 countries were elected to the United Nations' Human Rights Council without any competition. This is the second consecutive year that all regional groups nominated exactly the number of candidates needed for the available seats, leading to uncontested elections in the 193-member General Assembly. Critics argue that this process allows countries with poor human rights records to secure seats on the council, which is designed to promote and protect human rights worldwide.

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Human rights groups sharply criticized Tuesday’s uncontested election of 15 members of the United Nations’ premier human rights body, saying it resulted in countries with poor rights records winning seats.

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Lederer, E. M. (2026, October 14). Human rights groups criticize uncontested election of 15 countries to top UN human rights body. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/human-rights-groups-criticize-uncontested-election-of-15-countries-to-top-un-human-rights-body/article_4b9cc188-5d98-586a-bd69-3c7ea7a8040b.html

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Human rights groups sharply criticized Tuesday’s uncontested election of 15 members of the United Nations’ premier human rights body, saying it resulted in countries with poor rights records winning seats. asserted

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Positions on the 47-nation Human Rights Council are allocated to the U.N.’s regional groups to ensure geographical representation. asserted

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And for the second year in a row, all regional groups put forward the exact number of candidates for available seats for the three-year term. asserted

groups → put → term

This meant that in Tuesday’s election in the 193-member General Assembly there were no competitive races. asserted

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Human rights groups criticize uncontested election of 15 countries to top UN human rights body

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