Trump admin to withdraw from UN human rights council

[Millhouse]

(06-21-2018, 12:25 PM)Millhouse Wrote: To get back on the topic, are people mad because of the image of leaving a "human rights council"? Or because they actually thought this council was doing a good job? Personally I have no issue with us leaving it, though I do understand the 'image' argument for staying in.

Because this very same council has members like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Qatar, and Venezuela on it. Its a joke, like much of the U.N. anymore when it concerns human rights violations.

For example back in 2016, there were 20 resolutions drawn up against Israel, 20. The combined amount for the rest of the world was 6, with 3 against Syria. lul.  The amount of bias against Israel is very real. It doesnt mean Israel could have behaved a bit better at times, but with that many resolutions against them one would think they are the worst of the worst in the world.

(06-21-2018, 01:04 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I think many are mad because Trump did it. Qatar nor Venezuela should be used in the same sentence as human rights council.

WTS, outside of this forum I have seen nothing on this action.

Even though I think the council is 'corrupt' so to speak, and pretty much a joke, there was a quote from a high ranking Democrat in the house that does make sense on why Trump should not be pulling out from the council early.

"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, said Eliot L. Engel (N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House committee that oversees the State Department."  https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-expected-to-back-away-from-un-human-rights-council/2018/06/19/a49c2d0c-733c-11e8-b4b7-308400242c2e_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7fdc1f7dfd2c

He pretty much is admitting the bias against Israel within the UN and the council itself. And this is the only argument I have heard so far as to why it is a bad thing to leave this flawed council that replaced the previous flawed UN council on human rights.