UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Kuwait said Wednesday it will replace Syria as a candidate for a seat on the U.N.'s top human rights body, a victory for human rights groups and governments opposed to the ongoing crackdown by President Bashar Assad's security forces.
But Syria said it will run for a seat on the Geneva-based Human Rights Council in 2013, when Kuwait was supposed to be a candidate.
The Kuwaiti and Syrian ambassadors announced the swap after the 53-member Asian Group met behind closed doors and endorsed the deal.
Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari told reporters his government's decision to delay its candidacy had nothing to do with the current unrest in the …
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