By Associated Press
The Washington Post, Paris, 7 March 2012 – Officials at UNESCO are preparing to decide whether to remove Syria from a human rights committee as the Syrian government proceeds with its deadly crackdown on protesters.
A commission of the U.N. cultural body’s executive board is expected to debate Syria’s role on the committee on Wednesday.
Several countries want to unseat Syria from the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations. The committee deals with multiple issues, but has a strong human rights component.
Syria was named to the committee in November. Now, a number of countries, from the United States and Britain to Qatar and Kuwait, are mounting a campaign to remove Syria.