The UN Human Rights Council is far from perfect but withdrawing from it does not make the world a better place. It only reduces our ability to affect change & improve the conditions of ppl living under oppressive regimes nyti.ms/2M7kJyt
Our country used to be the world’s conscience, promoting human rights across the globe. Under Donald Trump, we have embraced dictators who have murdered their own ppl, elevated officials who engaged in torture & are intentionally inflicting trauma on families seeking asylum
Withdrawing from the Human Rights Council 1 day after it criticized Trump’s inhumane policy of tearing thousands of families apart only causes further damage to our country’s standing & sends another signal that we are abandoning the values that made America the envy of the world
