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Critics call the decision 'shocking' and 'absurd'  Narjas Zatat  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/saudi-arabia-un-womens-rights-commission-appointment-anger-reaction-kingdom-hrf-mona-a7700866.html Saudi Arabia has been  voted onto  the UN women’s rights commission in a secret ballot - a move branded "shocking" and "absurd" by critics.  At least five European Union states reportedly cast their ballots for the Middle Eastern kingdom, where women still do not have the right the right to drive and were only allowed to stand as candidates and vote in municipal elections first the first time, two years ago.  It will now serve a four year term on the UN Commission on the Status of Women, which  claims to be dedicated to the “promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women”. Rothna   Begum , a women's rights researcher at  Human Rights Watch  told  The Independent  it was "shocking".  ...