The Times of Israel Bashar Assad eyes UN Human Rights Council seat The Times of Israel Even as reports of massacres and widespread torture in Syria continue to surface daily, the country is a serious contender for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, according to a UN watchdog group. From a US-sponsored and EU-backed draft ... US-Sponsored Resolution Slams Syrian CandidacyUN Watch (press release) all 238 news articles » - Silner Wilner