U.N. rejects anti-Sudan rights measure

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A U.N. General Assembly committee has been blocked from acting on a draft resolution on the human rights situation in Sudan.

Passage by the Third Committee, dealing with social, humanitarian and cultural issues, would be tantamount to approval by the 191-member body.

"The European Union deeply deplores the blocking of the debate," said a statement from the Netherlands in reaction to the maneuver, a so called "no action motion" that prevented the measure from being considered on its merits.

"This runs counter to the principles of universality and interdependence of all human rights," the statement said, adding the development "is seriously damaging the functioning of the United Nations in the field of human rights."
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