US names 14 nations with human rights lapses

The United States has named China, Iran, Libya, North Korea and 10 other nations that it wants the UN to hold accountable for alleged human rights violations. The US ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council said Wednesday "too many governments repress dissent with impunity."

The US list of alleged human rights offenders cited by Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe also includes Bahrain, Belarus, Cuba, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen and Zimbabwe. (AP)