“I will continue to call out Saudi Arabia,” Ms. Haley said in a question-and-answer section of her Geneva Institute speech. “America does not seek to leave the Human Rights Council,” Ms. Haley said. “It’s hard to take Ambassador Haley seriously on U.S. support for human rights in light of Trump administration actions like the Muslim ban and immigration crackdowns,” said Jamil Dakwar, director of the group’s human rights program. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. “What is certain is that the departure of the U.S. from the Human Rights Council would only result in worse, and perhaps even pernicious, outcomes,” the rights organizations said in their letter.

Source: New York Times June 06, 2017 14:17 UTC