US Withdraws From the UN Human Rights Council

in #news6 years ago (edited)


U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has as of today, withdrawn the US from the Human Rights Council of the United Nations. Her reasons as to why are as follows:

“I want to make it crystal clear that this step is not a retreat from our human rights commitments, on the contrary. We take this step because our commitment does not allow us to remain a part of a hypocritical and self-serving organization that makes a mockery of human rights.”

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This could actually be pretty dangerous. The Trump administration has been pulling out of many organizations and deals since Donald Trump took office and it isn't just alienating America, but this could very well endanger Israel as Eliot L. Engel, a top Democrat on the House committee, stated:

“By withdrawing from the council, we lose our leverage and allow the council’s bad actors to follow their worst impulses unchecked — including running roughshod over Israel,”

He also brought up a very good point on what this does to the world, not just America.

“However, this administration’s approach when it sees a problem is to take the United States off the field,” he added. “That undermines our standing in the world and allows our adversaries to fill the void.”

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There may be some help for Israel coming from Britain in light of the US departure. Boris Johnson, the British Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs stated that the permanent item on Palestinian territories are 'disproportionate and damaging,' and he vows to vote against such resolutions starting next year. His exact quote was:

“We share the view that the dedicated Agenda Item 7 focused solely on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories is disproportionate and damaging to the cause of peace, and unless things change we shall vote next year against all resolutions introduced under Item 7,”

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With these recent events, and events that have transpired already, will this only create more chaos on the world stage? Leave your thoughts below!


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The Human Rights Counsel is a joke, given the makeup of its membership, but that doesn't mean the United States should just leave the field.

I agree, they've been leaving every field they don't agree with and it's only giving other countries that are more corrupt to twist things for their own benefits.

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Interesting move... I'm not sure how it's gonna play out, though. On the one hand, it is a bold protest of the Human Rights Counsel's hypocrisy. On the other, it may make the rest of the world's job easier in condemning Israel.

It's always something...

This is only going to serve to hasten America's demise

Nothing wrong with walking out on a bad crowd. They'll think they can fill some void, but the US doesn't need to be a member to pressure them.

The United States is the biggest perpetrator of human rights violations and they want to blame others. The United States is a Hypocritical nation that deserves nothing less than total and complete annihilation

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