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UN human rights council passes motion condemning US sanctions
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THE UN human rights council has adopted a resolution condemning US sanctions against its member states.

The draft resolution, presented by Venezuela and Palestine on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), was approved with 28 votes in favour and 14 against with five abstentions yesterday.

The document reaffirms that every state, in strict conformity with international law, has the “inalienable right” to “choose freely and develop, in accordance with the sovereign will of its people, its own political, social, economic and cultural systems, without interference from any other state or non-state actor.”

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