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US leaving UN Human Rights Council -- 'a cesspool of political bias'
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced the United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council Tuesday, accusing the body of bias against US ally Israel and a failure to hold human rights abusers accountable. The move, which the Trump administration has threatened for months, came down one day after the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights slammed the separation of children from their parents at the US-Mexico border as "unconscionable."
Speaking from the State Department, where she was joined by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Haley defended the move to withdraw from the council, saying US calls for reform were not heeded. "Human rights abusers continue to serve on, and be elected to, the council," said Haley, listing US grievances with the body. "The world's most inhumane regimes continue to escape its scrutiny, and the council continues politicizing scapegoating of countries with positive human rights records in an attempt to distract from the abusers in its ranks."
(Score: 2) by digitalaudiorock on Wednesday June 20 2018, @10:55PM (3 children)
We'll see how that goes, given that he also said he plans to continue his zero tolerance policy. That's a bit of a 1=2 if you ask me.
You simply can't put parents in jail without separating them from their parents. Granted that's a dilemma...one that could be used as arguments for either side I suppose. Most of us want to err on the side of not traumatizing children.
However, what's NOT a dilemma is that fact that when you deport someone, you most certainly can reunite them with thier children first. There are growing reports where this is NOT happening...where parents are being deported with their kids still here! What's the fucking excuse for that? I suppose if this legislation stops that it's an improvement but that's a pretty low fucking bar.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 20 2018, @11:47PM (2 children)
Trump was clear there will be legislation. He set a six month deadline for congress back in Sept 2017 [newyorker.com] in an attempt to get a bi-partisan bill. That didn't happen [washingtontimes.com] so he repealed DACA (Obama executive order) and enforced existing laws. Now Trump has signed an executive order to address the issue of children being separated, the pressure is once again on the Democrats and once again Schumer is playing politics. The thing is; Dragging your feet and pointing at that mean man over there isn't good politics.
Trump is a bully, no doubt about it but he's also proving effective and that's the biggest fear of his critics. Trump passing the DREAM Act that's been bouncing around since 2001 isn't a success the Democrats want this administration to have, especially because it runs counter to their narrative. Me, I'd insist on comprehensive border egress checks too. [thehill.com]
(Score: 2) by digitalaudiorock on Thursday June 21 2018, @12:41AM (1 child)
Because none of that had anything to do with his insistence on building that fucking bat shit insane border wall right? Kudos to anyone who refuses to accept that. You'd have to be insane to do otherwise.
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Thursday June 21 2018, @03:16AM
We're building the Border Wall. As everybody knows. And believe me, it will have that big beautiful door. With a lot of people going out. And a few coming in. Congress MUST FULLY FUND the Wall. And Mexico, eventually, will pay. Trust me, Mexico will pay 100%. We also need much better immigration laws. Our very foolish Visa Lottery randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of American people. As the Democrats do nothing but resist, blame, complain and obstruct!!!!