I remember there was a similar row a couple of years ago with an other country with a bad human rights record. An argument then was that the position carries li

I remember there was a similar row a couple of years ago with an other country with a bad human rights record. An argument then was that the position carries little real power, but is a way for a country to show that they want to improve their human rights, and other countries allow it as a way to put some soft pressure on the selected country.