UNHRC advisory panel seats China, Iran envoys

The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday elected two of seven experts to its Advisory Committee from China and Iran—China’s Ren Yisheng and Iran’s Afsaneh Nadipour—prompting sharp criticism from rights advocates who cite both governments’ records. The move, announced in Geneva, comes as the United States has withdrawn from the Council and some U.S. voices urge conditioning U.N. funding on governance reforms.