Wednesday, 20 June 2018

USA News: U.S. Withdraws from U.N. Human Rights Council

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U.S. Withdraws from U.N. Human Rights Council

“The Trump administration announced its departure from the United Nations’ main human rights body Tuesday, its latest withdrawal from an international institution,” according to CNBC report.

Said United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley: “For too long, the human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias.”

The announcement “comes just a day after the U.N. human rights chief denounced the Trump administration for separating migrant children from their parents.”