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

push an agenda of human rights around the world however they would no longer be 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 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 lea

push an agenda of human rights around the world however they would no longer be participating in the un body russia is among the nations continuing its support of the un human rights council and plans to run for a seat on it according to russia's permanent mission to the un the body is the key international platform for cooperation in this area we spoke to ramsey buddha author and editor of the palestine clinical he thinks the us and 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 just basically decided to do what's in my opinion is a positive thing remove themselves entirely from the human rights council i think 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. the palestinian family has been prevented from entering a public swimming pool in the southern israeli city

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

redouble their efforts to ensure that the council 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 rig

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

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

push an agenda of human rights around the world however they would no longer be 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

an agenda of human rights around the world however they would no longer be participating in the u.n. 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 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

governments will have to redouble their efforts to ensure that the council 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 un body has been in power the u.s. has further cement its on a sea of isolation the isolation is done and some did not just reach the council but other in

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

governments will have to redouble their efforts to ensure that the council 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 policy is. 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 un body russia is among the nations continuing its support of the un human rights council and plans to run for a seat on it accorded the russians perman

governments will have to redouble their efforts to ensure that the council 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 un body we spoke to ramsey bhutto of the palestine chronicle he thinks the us leaving the council is actually a good thing since trump has been in power

the united states has pulled out from the un human rights council. ews conference, the us envoy to the un, nikki haley, said the council was a cesspool of political bias, whose members targeted countries with positive human rights records to distract from abuses including their own. she said the call for reform in the council had been hampered from within. human rights abusers continue to serve on and be elected to the council. the world's most inhumane regimes continue to escape scrutiny and the council continues politicising and scapegoating of countries with positive human rights record, in an attempt to distract from the abusers in their ranks, therefore, as we said we would do a year ago if we did not see any progress, the us is officially withdrawing from the un human rights council. in doing so 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 allow us to remain a part of a hypocritical and self—serving organisation that makes a mockery of

governments will have to redouble their efforts to ensure that the council 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 un body we spoke to ramsey bode of the palestine chronicle he thinks the us leaving the council is actually a good thing. since trump has been in power th

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 withdrawal is a sad reflection of its one dimensional human rights policy defending israeli abuses from criticism takes precedence above all else he went on to say other gov

netanyahu calling it a courageous decision and gauge the hypocrisy and the lies of the so-called un human rights council. 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 by skins israel is unconscionable. since its creation the council has adopted more resolutions condemning israel against the rest of the world combined israel has thanked the united states for their move withdrawing from the council and there have been widespread reactions from elsewhere in the secretary general would have much preferred for the united states to remain in the human rights council the u.n. human rights architecture plays a very important role in the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide and now we've heard from the executive director of human rights watch mr kenneth roth he responded saying quote the

soul searching by us ambassador nikki haley in on the and the united states' role in the un human rights council human rights abusers continue to serve on and be elected to the council the world's most inhumane regimes continue to skate scrutiny and the council continues to politicizing and scapegoating of countries which positive human rights records in an attempt to distract from the users and their ranks sounds like soul searching but it turned out to just be her just remake you now saying that the united states would no longer be a part of the usa human rights quote therefore as we said we would do a year ago if we did not see any progress the united states is officially withdrawing from the un human rights council. yes in the equal parts shocking ironic tragic ill timed and ultimately. not that surprising turn given our track record and friendships around the world the united states will no longer be sitting in on human rights meetings at the united nations this move comes of course during a time in which the world has been watching our fumbling president to have political parties allow abu

the human rights council is a poor defender of human rights the united states pulls out of the un human rights 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 issues. face fighting at the airport in the yemeni city if the data as pro-government forces take on hooty rebels plus. the russian gold rush that's getting home fans so excited at the world cup. a cesspool of political bias that's how the u.s. has described the un human rights council and that's its justification for pulling out of the un body president donald trump has been threatening to quit the rights party if it wasn't reforms of zeros ruslan jordan reports. 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

the united states has pulled out from the un human rights council. conference, the us envoy to the un, nikki haley, said the council was a cesspool of political bias, whose members targeted countries with positive human rights records to distract from abuses including their own. she said the call for reform in the council had been hampered from within. human rights abusers continue to serve on and be elected to the council. the world's most inhumane regimes continue to escape scrutiny and the council continues politicising and scapegoating of countries with positive human rights record, in an attempt to distract from the abusers in their ranks, therefore, as we said we would do a year ago if we did not see any progress, the us is officially withdrawing from the un human rights council. in doing so i want to make it crystal clear this step is not a retreat from human rights commitments. 0n the country, we take this step because our commitment does not allow us to remain a part of a hypocritical and self—serving organisation that makes a mockery of huma

office of un secretary general antonio good to hear this his spokesman tweeted spokes person rather tweeted good terrorists would have much preferred for the us to remain in the human rights council the un's human rights architecture plays a very important role in the promotion and protection of human rights world why and this from the un's human rights chief zain ride out hussein disappointing if not really surprising news given the state of human rights in today's world the u.s. should be stepping up not stepping back. while other members of the un's human rights council also said that the u.s. was making a mistake by pulling out of the camps it is a bad news it is a bad news for discounts and it is the bad news i think for united nations it is a bad news i think for knighted states is a bad news for everybody. who takes care about human rights. it remains to be seen what if any impact the zero tolerance policy fiasco will have on the u.s. president but here in europe a crisis over migration could soon spell the end for german chancellor angela merkel and her government conservatives in southern germany are threatening rebellion if the chancellor does not bring home a new europ

the united states has withdrawn from the un human rights council — citing concerns about the human rightsthe un nikki haley said the council was a cesspool of political bias. the un's human rights chief called the move disappointing. thousands of rohingya muslims who fled myanmar now face the risk of landslides and flooding in bangladesh refugee camps — as the monsoon season approaches. at least 12 people were killed last week in southeast bangladesh, including two rohingya refugees living in camps near the border.

council for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias in europe lashed out of the us decision to leave the un body the united states decision to withdraw from the human rights council is regrettable britain support for the human rights council remain 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 is rather welcome to us move prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it a courageous decision against the pa christine lloyd's of the so-called un human rights council so i believe the u.s. withdraws the result of washington's close relations with israel in the there's also been reaction from the un secretary-general expressed regret the u.s. decision a top rights group said it reflects washington's policy on the current israeli palestinian conflict the us ambassador to the u.n. accuse rights groups of blocking reform of the body it is unfortun

welcome back to the program europe as last time to the us decision to leave the un human rights council after washington quit the international organization accusing it of hypocrisy and political bias the e.u. foreign affairs spokesperson 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 british foreign secretary boris johnson in turn dumped america's decision regrettable. israel welcomed the u.s. move that prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it a 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 there's also been reaction from the un secretary general who expressed regret at the u.s. decision well the executive director of human rights watch mentioned the pullout reflects washington's policy on the israeli palestinian conflict general secretary of the palestinian national initiative mr

used america's voice and vote to defend human rights at the un every day and we will continue to do so even as we end our membership in the human rights council we will keep trying to strengthen the entire framework of the un engagement on human rights issues and we will continue to strongly advocate for reform of the human rights council should it become reformed we would be happy to rejoin it. america has a proud legacy as a champion of human rights a proud legacy as the world's largest provider of humanitarian aid and a proud legacy of liberating oppressed people and defeating tyranny throughout the world while we do not seek to impose the american system on anyone else we do support the rights of all people to have freedom spaced out on them by their creator that is why we are withdrawing from the un human rights council an organization that is not worthy of its name thank you. right so we've been listening to the u.s. secretary of state might prompt the u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley announcing that the united states will take a step that never has been taken before by withdrawing from the united nations human rights c

there's been widespread criticism of the united states' decision to withdraw from the un human rights council the day's sports news now. good afternoon. let's get the latest for the world cup in russia — more goals, more interesting story lines, and more 0lly foster. the man with the best camera position in russia can give us the latest. day seven at the world cup is an important day because we can get the first booking their place at the knockout stage. we also find out the first teams eliminated with one game to spare. morocco are out and cannot reach the knockout stage. it is after the last to portugal. cristiano ronaldo got the winner, one — zero. 85 goals in all, a new european record. wishful thinking? well, morocco's fa ns wishful thinking? well, morocco's fans had to try something. but polite as their message was, cristiano ronaldo can be ruthless on the football pitch. bailey four minutes after kick—off, he lived up to his reputation. 0ne minutes after kick—off, he lived up to his reputation. one the moroccan defence assembly seemed to this regard. the fourth time we've seen the cele

governments will have to redouble their efforts to ensure that the council 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 un body general secretary of the palestinian national initiative. says that withdrawal shows how biased the trumpet ministration is to israel. this is ame

the united states has withdrawn from the un human rights council — citing concerns about the human rightsecord of some members and its excessive criticism of israel. washington's ambassador to the un nikki haley said the council was a cesspool of political bias. the un's human rights chief called the move disappointing. thousands of rohingya muslims who fled myanmar now face the risk of landslides and flooding in bangladesh refugee camps — as the monsoon season approaches. at least 12 people were killed last week in southeast bangladesh, including two rohingya refugees living in camps near the border. you are up—to—date and it is now time for our world. last year, a devastating fire at a guatemalan children's home left 41 teenage girls dead and 15 with life changing injuries. the tragedy revealed a terrifying tale of mistreatment at the home. guatemala is one of the most murderous nations on earth. as you can see, there is a pretty large police presence here and that is because we are here. for parents, state care for their children is often a desperate last resort. this area is very fami

the human rights council for too long the human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias washington has 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 enough on countries it sees or thora tarion israel welcome to america's withdrawal with prime minister benjamin netanyahu calling it a courageous decision but the head of human rights watch has said it only reflects a commitment on the part of the united states to defending crimes committed by israel and while the u.n. secretary general expressed regret over washington pulling out the u.s. envoy to the organization it claims there was no other option as rights groups blocks 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 calling for human rights for all people and enforcing international attention onto mass atrocities. is not going down we

the un's human rights council says venezuela's security forces have killed hundreds under the pretextional enquiry into the alleged abuses. and on day nine of the world cup, brazil narrowly escaped an embarrassing draw and beat costa rica 2—0. nigeria beat iceland 2—0. this makes it more likely argentina might be able to qualify from group d. switzerland to get 2—1 victory against serbia. —— took a.

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.

europe has lashed out at the united states decision to leave the un human rights council after washington quit the international organization accusing it of hypocrisy and a political bias of the e.u. foreign affairs spokesperson 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 british foreign secretary boris johnson in turn dubbed america's decision regrettable. israel welcomed the u.s. move for prime minister benyamin netanyahu called it and 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 close relations with israel there has also been reaction from the un secretary general who expressed regret at the u.s. decision while the executive director of human rights watch mentioned to the pullout reflects washington's policy on the israeli palestinian conflict nikki haley the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. has sent a let

the un's human rights council says venezuela's security forces have killed hundreds under the pretextfighting crime. the human rights chief has called foran the human rights chief has called for an international enquiry into the alleged abuses. and on day nine of the world cup, brazil narrowly escaped an embarrassing draw and beat costa rica 2—0. nigeria beat iceland 2—0. this makes it more likely argentina might be able to qualify from group d. switzerland to get 2—1 victory against serbia. —— took a. on sunday history will be made in saudi arabia when women get behind the wheel. human rights campaigners say the change is long overdue and saudi women continue to be second—class citizens. from saudi arabia, all of wareham reports. so, we have a roundabout up ahead. in the driving seat, at last. saudi women, still fully covered, but preparing to hit the open road. this tutor, who has spent years in the uk, provides plenty of reassurance. everyone is terrified from roundabouts. do you remember? yeah. you were terrified, now you can do it. it's easy. the instructors here tell us there is

decision to leave the un human rights council after washington quit the international organization accusing it of hypocrisy and political bias the e.u. foreign affairs spokesperson 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 british foreign secretary lawrence johnson in turn america's decision regrettable israel and welcome to the u.s. move prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it a courageous decision against the hypocrisy and the lies of the so-called un human rights council analysts believe the u.s. withdrawal is a consequence of washington's relations with israel as president trump said at the un general assembly there's a massive source of embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with egregious human rights records sit on the human rights council and the council's continued and well documented by its israel is unconscionable. since its creation the council has adopted more resolutions condemning is

decision to leave the un human rights council after washington quit the international organization accusing it of hypocrisy and political bias the e.u. foreign affairs spokesperson 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 british foreign secretary boris johnson in turn dubbed america's decision regrettable. israel welcomed the u.s. move prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it a 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 there's also been reaction from the un secretary-general who expressed regret at the u.s. decision while the executive director of human rights watch mentioned the pullout of flex washington's policy on the israeli palestinian conflict general secretary of the palestinian national initiative fourth of our by committee says the time of administration is putting

the top stories this hour cesspool of political bias that's how the us has described the un human rights council and that's its justification for pulling out of the un body president donald trump had been threatening to quit the rights body if it wasn't reformed zeros rosslyn jordan reports. a year ago the us ambassador to the united nations criticize the un 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.

dismantling of what she says the system of discrimination against muslims yang he lead told the un human rights council the rangar should have their rights to citizenship and property was stored in moslem bassett called for her to be replaced rescuers remain confident they'll find twelve missing footballers and the coach alive four days after the group got stuck in a flooded cave in northern thailand they believed to be several kilometers from the entrance to being stranded since saturday when heavy rain blocked the only exit qatar's taking in the united arab emirates to the un's international court of justice accusing it of violating human rights the case was prompted by the blockade of cattle by four countries which has now entered its second year prince william the second in line to the british throne as mates palestinian president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank it is part of the first ever. official visit by a u.k. well to the region the prince makes israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu west jerusalem on tuesday the british monarch has historically avoided involvement in the israeli p

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 hard to accept that

the us and that human rights quote therefore as we said we would do a year ago if we did not see any progress the united states is officially withdrawing from the un human rights council. yes an equal part shocking ironic tragic ill timed and ultimately may be not that surprising turn given our track record in friendships around the world the united states will no longer be sitting in on human rights meetings that the united nations this move comes of course during a time in which the world has been watching our fumbling president in two hapless political parties allow abusive gungho mall cops and border security costumes rip apart families at our southern border they allow our supposed allies to use our hardware and logistics to bomb humanitarian hospitals and starving people in yemen all while we defend our best buddy as his army shoots dead on armed protesters journalists and medics along the israel gaza border human rights is something we believe him needless to say many were not pleased with this move by the united states abby maximun president of oxfam america called the move shortsighted and representative barbara lee the democrat out of california told the med

the human rights council is a poor defender of human rights and the us pulls out of the un human rights council accusing the open as a sin of hypocrisy and not with its name. alone down in jordan this is al jazeera live from tel also coming up. donald trump is heckled by politicians at 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.