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no comment.. it got me furious! here is a list of the countries that adopted the resolution proposed by Benin. Anger at removal of sexual orientation from UN resolution Nov 23rd, 2010 | By Antonio Pasolini | Category: Human Rights Top Story , Islam , News African and Muslim countries led the vote in favor of the amendment. Activists and the public alike have reacted with dismay and anger at a UN vote whereby sexual orientation was removed from a resolution on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. The resolution is designed as guidance for countries to protect the right to life of all people, including by calling on state power to investigate killings based on discriminatory grounds. For 10 years sexual orientation had been included in a list of discriminatory crimes. The non-exhaustive list includes nationality and ethnicity, religion and language (in the case of minority speakers), those acting as human rights defenders (such as...