Saudi Arabia Loses Bid for Seat on Human Rights Council 

10/15/2024 New York (International Christian Concern) — In voting last week at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, representatives rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid for membership on the influential Human Rights Council. Voting for a spot on the council is broken up geographically, with six countries vying for five open spots. The Marshall Islands won the fifth seat, beating Saudi Arabia by just seven votes. Saudi Arabia has previously sat as a member of the Human Rights Council, most recently for