UN alarmed about Trump’s US human law policy

A-Human rights commissioner Volker Türk has great concern about the course of the USA Under President Donald Trump expressed.

After years of cross -party cooperation in the protection of human rights, he was deeply worried about the change of policy, which will come up with both in the United States and against abroad, said Türk in Geneva on Monday.

Turk did not call Trump by name

The Austrian diplomat warned that the split rhetoric is used to deceive and polarize people. In particular, Türk did not name Trump when he appeared in front of the UN Human Rights Council. Resigning are resigning in equality in gender equality, disinformation and intimidation of journalists and state employees.

A routine review of the human rights situation in the United States by the Council is still pending this year. Council decisions are not legally binding, but can put political pressure on governments.

Israel also returned to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council

The Human Rights Council is the most important UN committee for the global monitoring of human rights. Trump announced the withdrawal of the United States from the Council in early February. Already in 2018 he ended membership in his first term. His successor Joe Biden returned in 2021, but did not let the United States vote again after the three -year membership.

Regardless of the US withdrawal, Israel also announced the end of his cooperation with the Human Rights Council. Israel accuses the committee of bias after it has several serious violations of human rights in connection with the Gaza War.