PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says Zambia will use its United Nations Human Rights Council membership to promote and protect human rights in the country. Zambia has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2027- 2029 term, with 177 of the 181 valid ballots cast. In a statement by State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka, President Hichilema said this was a vote of confidence from every region of the world. “President Hakainde Hichilema today thanked the Member States of the United Nations for electing Zambia to the Human Rights Council with the strongest mandate of any candidate in this year’s election. ‘The world has sent Zambia to the Human Rights Council with the strongest endorsement it...