As China, Cuba, Saudis Line Up For UN Human Rights Council Seats, Democrats Want to Rejoin Too

By Patrick Goodenough July 30, 2020

At a time when the Chinese Communist Party is eyeing another three-year term on the U.N. Human Rights Council, a pledge in the Democratic Party’s draft 2020 platform for the U.S. to return to a body plagued by the presence of rights-abusing regimes is drawing some criticism.............. “Never mind that the corrupt body is filled with human rights abusers or that Cuba, Russia & Saudi Arabia are running for seats,” she said.

In an earlier tweet, Haley also drew attention to another reason given by the Trump administration for the decision to exit the Geneva-based council – a disproportionate focus on Israel.  “Which thing do the Dems like best, the extreme bias against Israel, the refusal to denounce China’s concentration camps, or the support for communist dictators in Cuba & Venezuela?” she asked........To Read More....