"The Human Rights Council was founded three years ago, after criticism of its predecessor that it turned a blind eye to many human rights abuses while having an in-built anti-Israel bias.
The Bush administration took no part in the new body, but the Obama administration sought a seat on the council after it came to power in January."
"The Obama administration cannot demand accountability for serious violations in places like Sudan and Congo but let allies like Israel go free," said HRW's Sarah Leah Whitson.
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