Kingdom of Norway
Ambassador Bente Angell-Hansen
Norway has a seat on the UN Human Rights Council that expires on December 31, 2012. Bente Angell-Hansen has served as ambassador and permanent representative to the UN in Geneva since December 2007. The following is excerpted from her statement during the Human Rights Council Special Session on Syria on August 28, 2011. The international community has over time become increasingly concerned over the situation in Syria. This includes the brutal and ruthless use of violence against the population, arrest campaigns, mistreatment of detained opposition supporters, and lack of access to medical treatment for civilians wounded in the unrest….
