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United Nations Ratifies End of Anti-Cuban Human Rights Mandate

UNITED NATIONS, November 17, 2007.- The UN General Assembly has approved by overwhelming majority the ratification of the decision of the Human Rights Council to eliminate the US-imposed human rights mandate against Cuba .

The demise of the resolution, which called for the appointment of a special Human Rights rapporteur for Cuba , was approved by 168 votes in favor, 7 against and 3 abstentions in the UN Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee.

"This is a historic victory for Cuba ," said Cuban Ambassador to the UN Rodrigo Malmierca at the end of the voting.

"Once and for all, we are burying all the vices and bad practice, including target selection, double standards and political manipulation, that plunged the late Human Rights Commission into discredit," he added. (Cubaminrex-RHC)

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