Can the United Nations (UN) promote truly universal human rights while maintaining an equitable balance of power between regions?1 This question has recurred in debates over the composition and credibility of the much-criticised Human Rights Council (HRC), where seats are divided among five regional groups (Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG)).
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Gowan, R., & Brantner, F. (2012). Regionalism and human rights at the UN. In The United Nations and the Regions: Third World Report on Regional Integration (pp. 243–248). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2751-9_21
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