State Department: On the UN Human Rights Council's Embrace of Authoritarian Regimes
October 14, 2020
October 14, 2020
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following statement on Oct. 13 by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo:
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In 2018, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council due to its well-established pattern of anti-Israel bias and membership rules that allow the election of the world's worst human rights abusers to seats on the Council. Prior to making this decision, and after our exit, the United . . .
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In 2018, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council due to its well-established pattern of anti-Israel bias and membership rules that allow the election of the world's worst human rights abusers to seats on the Council. Prior to making this decision, and after our exit, the United . . .