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U.S. is considering quitting the U.N. Human Rights Council
Posted on 2/25/17 at 9:07 pm
Posted on 2/25/17 at 9:07 pm
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The Trump administration is considering pulling the United States out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a body that has been accused of being biased against Israel and criticized for including abusive governments, according to two sources in regular contact with former and current U.S. officials.
No immediate withdrawal is expected ahead of the council’s next session, which starts Monday, but discussion of abandoning the council is likely to alarm international activists already worried that the United States will take a lower profile on global human rights issues under President Donald Trump.
A final decision on membership in the council would likely involve Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, as well as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, and of course the president himself.
A former State Department official briefed on the discussions said while the council's targeting of Israel is likely part of the debate, there also are questions about its roster of members and doubts about its usefulness overall.
Countries known for human rights abuses, such as China and Saudi Arabia, have managed to snag seats on the council, which was established in 2006.
"There’s been a series of requests coming from the secretary of state's office that suggests that he is questioning the value of the U.S. belonging to the Human Rights Council," the former official said.
In a recent meeting with mid-level State Department officials, Tillerson expressed skepticism about the council, which has a number of powers, including the ability to establish panels that probe alleged humans rights abuses.
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Posted on 2/25/17 at 9:09 pm to Bench McElroy
Nice!
Posted on 2/25/17 at 9:37 pm to Bench McElroy
Considering just the US prison population and the widespread tolerance of prison rape, I'd say the USA was already pretty non committal towards human rights.
Plenty of other things we could discuss about the lack of human rights going on in the USA but this one alone should be enough.
Plenty of other things we could discuss about the lack of human rights going on in the USA but this one alone should be enough.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 9:41 pm to Sidicous
The fact that Saudi Arabia has had a place on the Human Rights Council is evidence enough that it's a joke.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 9:45 pm to SCLibertarian
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The fact that Saudi Arabia has had a place on the Human Rights
Posted on 2/26/17 at 12:08 am to Bench McElroy
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The Trump administration is considering pulling the United States out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a body that has been accused of being biased against Israel and criticized for including abusive governments, according to two sources in regular contact with former and current U.S. officials.
Good, the UN human rights council is an impotent beurocracy and a moral farce.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 12:09 am to Bench McElroy
Good. It's a farce.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 12:12 am to MississippiLSUfan
The moment we drop off is the moment they will begin an investigation of US. 
Posted on 2/26/17 at 12:26 am to Sid in Lakeshore
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The moment we drop off is the moment they will begin an investigation of US.
Where have you been?
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The U.N. Human Rights Council adopted a scathing report today, consisting of 348 recommendations that address myriad human rights violations in the United States. The report came out as a part of a mechanism called the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which examines the human rights record of all U.N. member states. The council questioned the United States on its record earlier this week.
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The history of slavery in the United States justifies reparations for African Americans, argues a recent report by a U.N.-affiliated group based in Geneva. This conclusion was part of a study by the United Nations' Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, a body that reports to the international organization's High Commissioner on Human Rights. The group of experts, which includes leading human rights lawyers from around the world, presented its findings to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday, pointing to the continuing link between present injustices and the dark chapters of American history. "In particular, the legacy of colonial history, enslavement, racial subordination and segregation, racial terrorism and racial inequality in the United States remains a serious challenge, as there has been no real commitment to reparations and to truth and reconciliation for people of African descent," the report stated. "Contemporary police killings and the trauma that they create are reminiscent of the past racial terror of lynching."
We didn't care about those UNHRC dog & pony shows, and we won't care about any future UNRC bullshite investigations.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 1:25 am to Sidicous
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Considering just the US prison population and the widespread tolerance of prison rape, I'd say the USA was already pretty non committal towards human rights.
Plenty of other things we could discuss about the lack of human rights going on in the USA but this one alone should be enough.
This is weird to me that people actually think like this. So because the US has a lot of people in prison, it doesn't care about human rights? I think it clearly means that it cares about the human rights of the innocent by getting the trash of the streets. Our prisoners live better on the inside than they do on the streets. We give them too many rights as prisoners. They ought to be in tent farms working hard labor and not working out and arse-raping each other all day.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 3:16 am to Bench McElroy
That's not shocking since the US is one of the UNs biggest violators of human rights.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 6:33 am to TJGator1215
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That's not shocking since the US is one of the UNs biggest violators of human rights.
I did not know for sure that you are a moron.
Now I do.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 7:11 am to gthog61
The UN Human Rights Council is a hypocritical disgrace.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 8:16 am to Bench McElroy
Kick them out of the country and don't give them a penny in the future.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 8:19 am to TJGator1215
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That's not shocking since the US is one of the UNs biggest violators of human rights.
Is that why Trump wants a wall? To keep people in who want to escape the rampant violations?
This post was edited on 2/26/17 at 8:19 am
Posted on 2/26/17 at 8:37 am to Bench McElroy
So just quit instead of fixing?
Way to cut and run.
Way to cut and run.
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