Aucun pays ne pourra se soustraire au contrôle. Il incombe à tous les États de choisir les
candidats les mieux qualifiés pour remplir la mission de promotion et de protection des droits de l'homme. En effet, la composition du Conseil et la compétence de ses membres influeront de toute évidence sur le fonctionnement du Conseil et la crédibilité de son action. En conséquence, les États membres de l'UE se so
nt engagés à ne pas apporter leurs voix à un candidat auquel le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies aurait imposé des sanctions po
...[+++]ur des motifs liés aux droits de l'homme. Par ailleurs, l'UE est fermement convaincue qu'aucun État coupable de violations flagrantes et systématiques des droits de l'homme ne devrait siéger au Conseil.The EU regrets that the
resolution was not adopted by consensus but welcomes the explicit commitment made by UN member states to support the Human Rights Council and to make it fulfil its promise.The EU sees the Human Rights Council as an improvement over the Commission on Human Rights. The resolution contains several elements which will help to improve the credibility and effectiveness of the UN human rights system. First, while membership is open to all, members of the Human Rights Council will be held accountable for their commitment to abide by the highest human rights standards. No country will be beyond scrutiny. It is the responsi
...[+++]bility of all States to elect those candidates that are best qualified to fulfil the mandate of promoting and protecting human rights. Indeed, the composition of the Council and the quality of its membership will clearly have an impact on the functioning of the Council and the credibility of its work. Therefore, EU member states have committed themselves not to cast their vote for a candidate that is under sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council for human rights related reasons.