Cuban American activist Rosa María Payá was voted into the Organization of American States (OAS)’s Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Friday despite concerns from an independent panel of her “conflicts of interest” and lack of knowledge about human rights law. The Trump administration has lobbied hard for the organization to select Payá, with whom it has close ties.

Payá runs Cuba Decide, which is backed by groups bankrolled by the US government. She has also been a vocal supporter of Washington’s sanctions against Cuba, which have contributed to shortages in food, medicine, and electricity on the island.

“Payá’s long record of support for the crushing embargo against Cuba runs directly counter to the commission’s purported mission of protecting human rights,” said Michael Galant, an analyst at the DC-based Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), which submitted a report on Payá to the American University Washington College of Law panel that evaluated her.