abusers from gaining human rights council membership what happened in the past year the democratic republic of congo was elected as a member. the d r c is widely known to have one of the worst human rights records in the world even as it was being a left to demand worship in the human rights council mass graves continued to be discovered in the congo another of our goals was to stop the council from protecting the world's worst human rights abusers what happened the council would not even have a meeting on the human rights conditions in venezuela why because venezuela is a member of the human rights council as is cuba as is china similarly the council failed to respond in december and january when the iranian regime killed and arrested hundreds of citizens simply for spreading their views. when a so called human rights council cannot bring itself to address the massive abuses in venezuela and iran and it welcomes the democratic republic of congo as a new member the council ceases to be worthy of its name such a council in fact damages t

human rights council. abassador called the u.n. hrc protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of clinical violence -- political bias. bias againstd israel. next, we will show you the press conference where they made that announcement. >> good afternoon. the trump administration is committed to protecting and promoting the god-given dignity and read him of every human being. every individual has writes that during inherit and and viable. they are given by god and not government. because of that, no government must take them away. for decades, the united date has led global efforts to promote human rights. often through bilateral institutions. while we have seen improvements in certain tuitions, for far too long we have waited all that progress comes to slowly or in some cases, never comes. too many commitments have gone unfulfilled. president trump wants to move the ball forward. from day one he has called out institutions or countries that say one thing or do another. that is the problem at the human

a serious advocate for human rights. the council has been a protector of human rights' abusers. our call forar reform was not heeded. serve andts' abusers are elected to the council. inhumane regimes continue to escape scrutiny. the council continues scapegoating of countries with positive human rights' records in an attempt to distract. said to your ago, if we did not see progress, the united states is officially withdrawing from the u.n. human rights' counsel. i want to make it clear this step is not a retreat from human rights' commitments. step because our commitment does not allow us to remain a part of a hypocritical organization that makes a mockery of human rights. we did not make this decision lightly. when this administration began 17 months ago, we were aware of the enormous flaws in the human rights' counsel. --council. we could have withdrawn. we made a good faith effort to resolve the problem. we met with masters. last september, in president trump's speech, he called states to' support human rights council reform. we

envoy to the un nikki haley has previously said no human rights violator should sit on the un human rights council. being a member of this council is a privilege and no country who is a human rights violator should be allowed a seat at the table. earlier we spoke to ramsey perverted author and editor of the palestine chronicle he thinks the us leaving the council is actually a good thing since trump has been in power the us has further cemented its policy of isolation isolationism of done some did not just reach the council but also other international institutions and other american commitments under international law the paris corps and so forth and so on now i think they just basically decided to do what's in my opinion is a positive thing the move themselves entirely from the human rights council i think it's a positive thing in this is that the u.s. presence in these institutions has only served to target its enemies and to protect its interests. well about with all the latest world headlines and of course all that takes on the peaceful game the top of the hour. grieving we'll sell you. here

and i think withdrawing from such an important human occurrence a local human rights council. undermines all the claims from the side of the american administration that they care so much about human rights that is very dangerous very grave situation it has undermined completely the ability of the united states to play at all in any peace in the future and it is definitely affecting good reputation of the american administration and this is also linked to many other issues but on the issue of human rights this is going to be a very serious loss for the american policy it's eleven fifty in the morning here in moscow good morning for me kevin i when coming up protests erupt in the u.s. once again despite donald trump bowing to massive public pressure over migrant children being separated from their families not a rather cations from one of the we will tell you all about it and more. usually when we have brought about a situation within a conflict with the enemy or the free decides to go see a first people to rush into the u.a.e. do their departure and as soon as we depart this fo

the body it is unfortunate that your letter sought to undermine our attempts to improve the human rights council you put yourself on the side of russia and china and opposite the united states on a key human rights issue the united states will continue to be a world leader in calling for human rights for all people and enforcing international attention on to mass atrocities general secretary the palestinian national initiative mustafa barghouti told us the u.s. withdrawal does harm its credibility on human right this american with. human rights council reflection of how serious the problem is with the arms administration which has become totally biased to israel and it is favoring the israeli interest even to the american interest and i think withdrawing from such an important human. rights council. undermines all the claims from the side of the american administration cared so much about human rights that is very dangerous very grave situation it has undermined completely the ability of the united states to play at all in any peace in the future and it is definitely affecting the repudiation of

envoy to the un nikki haley has previously said that no human rights violator should sit on the un human rights council. being a member of this council is a privilege and no country who is a human rights violator should be allowed a seat at the table. earlier we spoke to ramsey bartow out of the palestine chronicle he thinks so the us leaving the council is actually a positive thing since trump has been in power the u.s. has further cemented its policy of isolation isolationism of donald trump did not just reach the council but also other international institutions and other american commitments under international law the paris corps and so forth and so on no i think they've just basically decided to do what's in my opinion is a positive thing remove themselves entirely from the human rights council and say it's a positive thing in this is the u.s. presence in these institutions has only served to target its enemies and to protect israel and its interests. shortly before the us analysis withdrawal from the council the international body denounced washington's new policy on immigration control which ar

embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with the greatest human rights records said on the human rights council are to scale up and has more on the story. for a long time we've heard the trumpet ministrations speak highly critically of the united nations and specifically the un human rights council but now we have the dramatic move of the usa officially withdrawing from the un human rights council not being a member of this body that it's been long critical of now we've heard from mike pompei o secretary of state and he specifically cited criticism of israel by the un human rights council as a reason for the usa withdrawing the council's continued and well documented by skins israel is unconscionable. since its creation that goes was adopted more resolutions condemning israel and against the rest of the world combined now israel has thanked the united states for their move withdrawing from the council and there have been widespread reactions from elsewhere now we've heard from the executive director of human rights watch mr kenneth roth he responded saying quote the trumpet ministrations withdr

embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with the greatest human rights records sit on the human rights council for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias for a long time we've heard the trumpet ministrations speak highly critically of the united nations and specifically the un human rights council but now we have the dramatic move of the usa officially withdrawing from the un human rights council not being a member of this body that it's been a long critical of now we've heard from mike pompei o secretary of state and he specifically cited criticism of israel by the un human rights council as a reason for the usa withdrawing from the council's continued and well documented bias against israel is unconscionable. since its creation the council has adopted more resolutions condemning israel against the rest of the world combined now israel has thanked the united states for their move withdrawing from the council and there have been widespread reactions from elsewhere the secretary general would have much preferred for the uni

nikki haley has previously said no human rights violator should sit on the un human rights council. being a member of this council is a privilege and no country who is a human rights violator should be allowed a seat at the table author and editor of the palestine chronicle ramsey thinks the us leaving the council is actually a good thing since trump has been in power the us has further cemented its policy of a solution that isolationism of donald trump did not just reach the council but also other international institutions and other american commitments under international law the paris and so forth and so on now i think they've just basically decided to do what's in my opinion is a positive thing they remove themselves entirely from the human rights council i see it's a positive thing in this is the u.s. presence in these institutions has only served only to target its enemies and. interests. well back at the top of the hour with our special world cup coverage join us for that. when a loved one is murder it's natural to seek the death penalty for the murderer i would furnish me wi

and i think withdrawing from such an important human council local human rights council. undermines all the glooms from the side of the american administration so much about human rights that is very dangerous very good if situation it has undermined completely the ability of the united states to play at all in only peace in the future and it is definitely affecting good reputation of the american administration. this is also linked to many other issues but on the issue of who moderates this is going to be a very serious loss for the american policy. gets higher purdah one has claimed victory in turkey's presidential election he says the unofficial results show the public have given him a mandate for a second five year term a state run and a dollar own news agency is reporting that almost all of the votes have been counted it is there is as a one is currently on fifty three percent while his closest rival center left candidate in her room injure is on just over thirty percent however the opposition claims those figures have been manipulated and that far fewer votes have ac

russia is among the nations continuing its support of the un human rights council according to russia's permanent mission to the un the body is the key international platform for cooperation in this here moreover moscow says it will continue its work on human rights and plans to run for a place on the council ramsey baroud author and editor of the palestine chronicle thinks the us quitting is actually a good thing since trump has been power the us has further cemented its policy of isolation that isolationism of donald trump did not just reach the council but also other international institutions and other american commitments under international law the powers and so forth and so on no i think they just basically decided to do what's in my opinion is a positive thing remove themselves. from the human rights council and say it's a positive thing in this is the u.s. presence in these institutions has only served to target its enemies to protect its interests. a former cia software engineer is facing charges over what has been described as the largest information leak in the agency's hist

envoy to the un nikki haley has previously said that no human rights violator should sit on the un human rights council. being a member of this council is a privilege and no country who is a human rights violator should be allowed a seat at the table well earlier we spoke to ramsey rudolph and editor of the palestine chronicle he thinks the us leaving the council is actually a good thing. since trump has been in power the u.s. has further cemented its policy of isolation that isolationism of donald trump did not just reach the council but also other international institutions and other american commitments under international law the paris group of corps and so forth and so on now i think they've just basically decided to do what's in my opinion is a positive thing remove themselves entirely from the human rights council and see it's a positive thing in this is that the u.s. presence in these institutions has only served to target its enemies and to protect its own interests. palestinian family has been prevented from entering a public swimming pool in the southern israeli city of gatt the reason that

the only thing worse than a council that does almost nothing to protect human rights is a council that covers for human rights abuses uses and is therefore an obstacle to progress and an impediment to change. let's now speak to louis united nations direct to the human rights watch thank you very much for speaking to us and so we just listening to some of the comments made there from secretary of state might pompei a very strong criticism of the u.n. human rights council saying that they the body had failed in its objectives that it was. accusing the body of shameless hypocrisy is there a serious need for this body to reform from within. the human rights council has done some very good work highlighting human rights abuses around the world scrutinizing then bringing facts to light which enable us to work on holding these countries to account in syria they set up a commission of inquiry that has been working for the last seven years uncovering ghastly abuses reporting publicly on them they set up a fact finding mission for myanmar where we've seen ethnic cleansing on a scale that is mind

embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with the greatest human rights records sit on the human rights council for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias for a long time we've heard the trumpet ministrations speak highly critically of the united nations and specifically the un human rights council but now we have the dramatic move of the usa officially withdrawing from the un human rights council not being a member of this body that it's been a long critical of now we've heard from mike pompei o secretary of state and he specifically cited criticism of israel by the un human rights council as a reason for the usa withdrawing from the council's continued and well documented by skins israel is unconscionable. since its creation the council has adopted more resolutions condemning israel against the rest of the world combined now israel has thanked the united states for their move withdrawing from the council and there have been widespread reactions from elsewhere and the secretary general would have much preferred for the uni

is regrettable britain support for the human rights council remains steadfast. today's decision risks undermining the role of the us as a champion a supporter of democracy in the world stage the european union will nevertheless continue to defend human rights and fundamental freedoms whether in multilateral for around the world also by cooperating with us whenever possible the general secretary of the palestinian national initiative says america's decision undermines its claim to be a country that respects human rights this american withdrawal from human rights council reflection of how serious the problem is with the arms administration which has become totally biased to israel and it is favoring those very interested even to the american interest and i think withdrawing from such an important human council votes council. undermines all the claims from the side of the american administration that they care so much about human rights that is very dangerous very grave situation it has undermined completely the ability of the united states to play at all in any pea

addresses the world's most serious human rights problems now it's also worth noting that recently human rights the un human rights council did release a report that was highly critical of the united states in relation to economic issues and specifically poverty saying that the u.s. policies were not sufficiently addressing the economic human rights of the citizens furthermore it's also interesting to note that there are nine un human rights treaties and as of the moment only only three of them are signed by the united states the u.s. only is only a signatory of three of the nine un human rights treaties so furthermore now we have heard that the president of the u.n. human rights council is coming forward and saying that the withdrawal of the united states is something that the human rights council should take up and put on the agenda for future discussions that they will have a discussion about the usa making its decision to withdraw so quite a reaction to this dramatic move from the united states in her remarks nikki haley did say that this did not show that the usa was not concerned about human rights she said that the

embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with the greatest human rights records sit on the human rights council for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias for a long time we've heard the trumpet ministrations speak highly critically of the united nations and specifically the un human rights council but now we have the dramatic move of the usa officially withdrawing from the un human rights council not being a member of this body that it's been a long critical of now we've heard from mike pompei o secretary of state and he specifically cited criticism of israel by the un human rights council as a reason for the usa withdrawing from the council's continued and well documented bias against israel is unconscionable. since its creation the council has adopted more resolutions condemning israel against the rest of the world combined now israel has thanked the united states for their move withdrawing from the council and there have been widespread reactions from elsewhere and the secretary general would have much preferred for the

embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with the greatest human rights records sit on the human rights council for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias for a long time we've heard the trumpet ministrations speak highly critically of the united nations and specifically the un human rights council but now we have the dramatic move of the usa officially withdrawing from the un human rights council not being a member of this body that it's been a long critical of now we've heard from mike pompei o secretary of state and he specifically cited criticism of israel by the un human rights council as a reason for the usa withdrawing from the council's continued and well documented bias against israel is unconscionable. since its creation the council has adopted more resolutions condemning israel against the rest of the world combined now israel has thanked the united states for their move withdrawing from the council and there have been widespread reactions from elsewhere the secretary general would have much preferred for the uni

for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and assessed form of political bias washington's long had a troubled relationship with the un human rights council the us has frequently accused the body of being biased against israel while not being tough on other countries it sees as authoritarian israel's welcomed america's withdrawal with prime minister benjamin netanyahu calling it a courageous decision but the head of the human rights watch has said that it only reflects a commitment on the part of the united states to defending crimes committed by israel while the u.n. security secretary general expressed regret over washington pulling out the u.s. envoy to the organization claimed that there was no other option as rights groups have blocked attempts at reform it is unfortunate that your letter sought to undermine our attempts to improve the human rights council you put yourself on the side of russia and china and opposite the united states on a key human rights issue the united states will continue to be a rural leader in cal

human rights council calling it a cesspool of political bias so what will this mean for the global fight to protect human rights and isolate the u.s. on the world stage this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm peter the u.s. has walked out of the u.n. human rights council calling it hypocritical self-serving and a cesspool of political bias the move follows months of threats from president obama will trump to pull out of the un council the united states has long had a conflicted relationship with the u.n. h. ossie and says it has to be reformed the announcement came at a time when president faces widespread and vociferously condemnation for his zero tolerance immigration policy that separating children from their families on the us mexico border well guess what guests in a moment but first the inside story as this report. special a year ago the u.s. ambassador to the united nations criticize the u.n. human rights council for what she called its hypocritical behavior and nikki haley said the u.s. would quit the council if it didn't change its ways it's hard to accept tha

human rights council calling it a cesspool of political bias so what will this mean for the global fight to protect human rights and will this further isolate the u.s. on the world stage this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program the u.s. has walked out of the u.n. human rights council calling it hypocritical self-serving and a cesspool of political bias the move follows months of threats from president obama will trump to pull out of the un council the united states has long had a conflicted relationship with the u.n. h. ossie and says it has to be reformed the announcement came at a time when president faces widespread and vociferously condemnation for his zero tolerance immigration policy that separating children from their families on the us mexico border well guess what guests in a moment but first the inside story as this report. special a year ago the u.s. ambassador to the united nations criticize the u.n. human rights council for what she called its hypocritical behavior and nikki haley said the u.s. would quit the council if it didn't change its ways it's hard to ac

addresses the world's most serious human rights concerns un human rights council has been quite critical of the united states in a few areas there has been a recent report on poverty in the united states saying that government policies by the u.s. government have not been addressing the economic rights of the population there have also been concerns widely expressed about the treatment of migrants in the united states most recently regarding the issue of the separation of families along the u.s. border from there we have heard from the president of the u.n. human rights council and he said that the u.s. withdrawal is a topic that should be explicitly discussed by the council we did hear from nikki haley the u.s. ambassador to the united nations and she said that the usa would be continuing to push an agenda of human rights around the world however they would no longer be participating in the u.n. body. author and editor of the palestine chronicle ramsey baroud thinks the us leaving the council is actually a good thing since trump has been in power the us has furth

nikki haley has previously said no human rights violator should sit on the heat un human rights council. being a member of this council is a privilege and no country who is a human rights violator should be allowed a seat at the table. of the palestine chronicle the ramsey route i think the us leaving the council is actually a good thing. since trump has been in power the u.s. has further cemented its policy of a solution that isolationism of donald trump did not just reach the council but also other international institutions and other american commitments under international law the paris corps and so forth and so on now i think they've just basically decided to do what's in my opinion is a positive thing remove themselves entirely from the human rights council and say it's a positive thing in this is the u.s. presence in these institutions has only served only to target its enemies and to protect its interests. actually before the u.s. announced its withdrawal from the council the international body denounced washington's policy on immigration control which is seen hundreds of childr

violations by other member states for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and assessed full of political bias when a so-called human rights council cannot bring itself to address the massive abuses in venezuela and iran and it welcomes the democratic republic of congo as a new member of the council ceases to be worthy of its name the two defended the united states record on human rights saying no country has provided as much aid or worked as hard to defeat tyranny and said the u.s. would continue to pursue human rights from outside the u.n. h r c. now to some other stories making news around the world israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on the gaza strip early wednesday military officials say they targeted two positions linked to the islamist group hamas in response to rockets launched towards israel residents say two hamas guards were hurt the exchange of fire comes amid months of heightened tension in the region. british prime minister teresa mayes facing a showdown with pro e.u. lawmakers over breakfast toda

the human rights council is a poor defender of human rights the united states pulls out of the un humanights council saying that the organization is not worth its name. hello i'm adrian finighan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. as anger grows over the trumpet ministrations immigration policy to separate children from their parents the president meets politicians at a vote on the issue.

for too long the human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias of washington's had a long troubled relationship with the body it's frequently accuse the council of being biased against israel while not being tough on countries it sees as authoritarian israel welcomed america's withdrawal with prime minister benjamin netanyahu calling it a courageous decision the u.n. secretary general however expressed regret over the move the chief of the human rights watch said that it reflects a commitment on the part of the united states to defending israel's right to violations but the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. hit back saying that rights groups have work to block attempts at reforming the body and actually forced washington's hand it is unfortunate that your letter sought to undermine our attempts to improve the human rights council you put yourself on the side of russia and china and opposite the united states on a key human rights issue the united states will continue to be a rural leader in calling for human righ

in the past hour, the us has announced it's pulling out of the un human rights council. haley accused the organisation wow of making a "mockery of human rights". now, i want to make it crystal clear, this step is not a retreat from human rights commitments. on the contrary, we take this step because our commitment does not make us because our commitment does not make usa because our commitment does not make us a part of a hypocritical and self—serving organisation that makes a mockery of human rights. we did not make this decision lightly. when this administration began 17 months ago, we were well aware of and enormous flaws in the human rights council. we could have withdrawn immediately. we did not do that. instead, we made a good—faith effort to the problems. we went —— we met with over a dozen countries in geneva. last september in president trump's speech to the un general assembly he called on the member states to support council reform. last year, we led a session on human rights council reform cohosted by the british and dutch foreign ministers and more than a0 ot

participating in the un body russia is among the nations continuing its support of the un human rights council according to russia's permanent mission to the un the body is the key international platform for cooperation in this area in addition to moscow says it will continue its work on human rights and plans to run for a place on the council ramsey bowed author and editor of the palestine things the us quitting the council is actually a good thing. since trump has been in power the u.s. has further cemented its policy of isolation that isolationism of dunn and shawn did not just reach the council but also other international institutions and other american commitments under international law the paris protocol and so forth and so on now i think the just basically decided to do what's in my opinion is a positive thing remove themselves entirely from the human rights council i see it's a positive thing in this is that the u.s. presence in these institutions has only served to target its enemies and to protect israel and its interests. the palestinian family has been prevented from entering a p

human. rights council. undermines all the claims from the side of the american administration that so much about to moderates that is very dangerous very good situation it has undermined completely the ability of the united states to play at all in only peace in the future and it is definitely affecting good reputation of the american administration. and this is also linked to many other issues but on the issue of who moderates this is going to be a very serious loss for the american policy. the number of terror attacks carried out by radical islamists in europe has doubled in the last year that's according to a newly released report your poll says the number of attacks reached thirty three in twenty seventeen way up on the thirteen of the year before the official death toll from the twenty seventeen attacks was put at sixty two meanwhile the latest opinion polls are believed to believe the main threat the constant face are immigration and terrorists with nearly a third of those queer saying terror is now t

for the human rights council remains steadfast today's decision risks undermining the role of the us as a champion a supporter of democracy in the world stage the european union will nevertheless continue to defend human rights and fundamental freedoms whether in multilateral for around the world also by cooperating with us whenever possible israel they welcome the move prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it a courageous decision some believe that the u.s. withdrawal is a result of washington's close relations with israel the u.n. secretary general expressed regret the decision that while the top rights group said it reflects washington's policy on the israeli palestinian conflict but the us ambassador to the united nations in turn accused rights groups of blocking reform of the body. it is unfortunate that your letter sought to undermine our attempts to improve the human rights council you put yourself on the side of russia and china and opposite the united states on a key human rights issue the united states will continue to be a rural leader in calling for human rights for all

decision to leave the un human rights council after washington quit the international organization accusing it of hypocrisy and political bias the foreign affairs spokes person said the decision may undermine the u.s. role as a country defending democracy and human rights across the world she added that the e.u. will still cooperate with washington to defend human rights whenever possible which is foreign secretary boris johnson in turn dubbed america's decision regrettable. israel welcomed the u.s. a move prime minister benjamin netanyahu or called it courageous decision against the hypocrisy and the lies of the so-called un human rights council analysts believe the us withdrawal is a consequence of washington's relations with israel. to long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias as president trump said at the un general assembly is a massive source of embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with the greatest human rights records sit on the human rights council and the council's continued and well documented

russia is among the nations continuing its support of the un human rights council according to russia's permanent mission to the un the body is the key international platform for cooperation in this year moreover moscow says it will continue its work on human rights and plans to run for a place on the council ramsey borrowed author and editor of the palestine chronicle thinks the us quitting will only help the council and its work since trump has been power the us has further cemented its policy of isolation isolationism of donald trump did not just reach the council but also other international institutions and other american commitments under international law that peres and so forth and so on no i think they just basically decided to do what's in my opinion is a positive thing remove themselves. from the human rights council and say it's a positive thing this is the u.s. presence in these institutions has only served its enemies to protect the interests. of former software engineer is facing charges over what has been described as the largest information leak in the agency's history

human rights council calling it a cesspool of political violence so what will this mean for the global fight to protect human rights and isolate the u.s. on the world stage this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm peter the u.s. has walked out of the u.n. human rights council calling it hypocritical self-serving and a cesspool of political bias the move follows months of threats from president obama will trump to pull out of the un council the united states has long had a conflicted relationship with the u.n. h. ossie and says it has to be reformed the announcement came at a time when president faces widespread and vociferously condemnation for his zero tolerance immigration policy that separating children from their families on the us mexico border well guess what guests in a moment but first the inside story as this report. special a year ago the u.s. ambassador to the united nations criticize the u.n. human rights council for what she called its hypocritical behavior and nikki haley said the u.s. would quit the council if it didn't change its ways it's hard to acce

human rights council is a poor defender of human rights in the u.s. pulls out of the un human rights council accusing the organization of hypocrisy and not worth its name. alone down jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. donald trump is heckled by politicians ahead of a vote on his immigration policy of separating children from their parents. fierce fighting at the airport in the yemeni city of her data as pro-government forces take on who the rebels and no longer under a cloud canada becomes the second country in the world to legalize recreational use of marijuana. a cesspool of political bias is how the u.s. describes the u.n. human rights council and that's why it's pulling out of the u.n. body president donald trump had been threatening to quit the council if it wasn't reformed than george reports. special a year ago the u.s. ambassador to the united nations criticize the u.n. human rights council for what she called its hypocritical behavior and nikki haley said the u.s. would quit the council if it didn't change its ways it's h

addresses the world's most serious human rights concerns un human rights council has been quite critical of the united states in a few areas there has been a recent report on poverty in the united states saying that government policies by the u.s. government have not been addressing the economic rights of the population there have also been concerns why the expressed about the treatment of migrants in the united states most recently regarding the issue of the separation of families along the u.s. border from there we have heard from the president of the u.n. human rights can. it's all he said that the u.s. withdrawal is a topic that should be explicitly discussed by the council we did hear from nikki haley the u.s. ambassador to the united nations and she said that the usa would be continuing to push an agenda of human rights around the world however they would no longer be participating in the un body well author and editor of the palestine chronicle ramsey perutz thinks the us leaving the council is actually a good thing since trump has been in power the us has