
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley
The United States on June 19 said it withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council after an unsuccessful effort to reform the council.
“When a so-called Human Rights Council cannot bring itself to address the massive abuses in Venezuela and Iran, and it welcomes the Democratic Republic of Congo as a new member, the council ceases to be worthy of its name,” U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said.
Haley said the “self-serving” council “in fact, damages the cause of human rights.” Continue reading