Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Monday that the United
States is “pleased” to have been reelected to the United Nations Human
Rights Council (HRC), a controversial body that has been repeatedly
chastised for its anti-Israel bias.
The U.S. joined the body after President Barack Obama’s election. Long shunned by the U.S. for its anti-Israel bent, the then-newly elected president claimed he could reform the organization.
Since that time, the HRC has called for a boycott of U.S. companies that do business with Israel and attempted to investigate Israeli settlements.
The U.S. won reelection to the 47-member body on Tuesday after a “competitive” political race against several other Western nations.
“The United States is pleased to have been elected by the United Nations General Assembly to a second term on the Human Rights Council,” Clinton said in a statement. “We thank the countries that voted for us in what was a highly competitive race among several qualified Western candidates that are all strong champions of human rights.”
Clinton promised to “strengthen the council” and end its “biased focus on Israel.”
“We pledge to continue to work closely with the international community to address urgent and serious human rights concerns worldwide and to strengthen the Council,” the statement said.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/u-s-rejoins-u-n-human-rights-council/
The U.S. joined the body after President Barack Obama’s election. Long shunned by the U.S. for its anti-Israel bent, the then-newly elected president claimed he could reform the organization.
Since that time, the HRC has called for a boycott of U.S. companies that do business with Israel and attempted to investigate Israeli settlements.
The U.S. won reelection to the 47-member body on Tuesday after a “competitive” political race against several other Western nations.
“The United States is pleased to have been elected by the United Nations General Assembly to a second term on the Human Rights Council,” Clinton said in a statement. “We thank the countries that voted for us in what was a highly competitive race among several qualified Western candidates that are all strong champions of human rights.”
Clinton promised to “strengthen the council” and end its “biased focus on Israel.”
“We pledge to continue to work closely with the international community to address urgent and serious human rights concerns worldwide and to strengthen the Council,” the statement said.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/u-s-rejoins-u-n-human-rights-council/
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