After showdown, UN rights body OKs more scrutiny of Belarus

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body passed a resolution backed by the European Union seeking quick and enhanced scrutiny of alleged violations in Belarus by authorities under President Alexander Lukashenko, after brushing off efforts to squelch speakers and water down the text. The Human Rights Council voted 23-2 with 22 abstentions on the resolution that calls on the U.N. human rights chief to look into the situation of rights in the former Soviet republic and report back