US ‘considers withdrawing from UN Human Rights Council’

The State Department said its delegation will be fully involved in the next HRC session

America is considering leaving the United Nations Human Rights Council, it has been reported.

A former State Department official who claims to have been briefed on the discussions told Politico there have been questions from the Secretary of State about the effectiveness of the Human Rights Council and said the targeting of Israel by the body was likely to be part of the debate.

The former official told the publication: “There’s been a series of requests coming from the secretary of state’s office that suggests that he is questioning the value of the US belonging to the Human Rights Council.”

MORE:   http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-un-human-rights-council-donald-trump-aides-consider-quitting-a7601771.html

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