The favorite of Western nations, Nazhat Shameem Khan of Fiji, beat off competition from Bahrain and Uzbekistan to win the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council.
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) on Friday (15 Dec) elected Fiji's ambassador as its 2021 president in an unprecedented secret ballot after a diplomatic standoff blocked the usual consensus decision.
The island nation's ambassador in Geneva, Nazhat Shameem Khan, beat off competition from Bahrain and Uzbekistan to lead the only intergovernmental global body to promote and protect human rights worldwide.
Khan, who served as the council's vice president in 2020 and is considered a rights champion, won with 29 out of 47 votes.
Bahrain's ambassador and his Uzbek counterpart received 14 and four votes, respectively.
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