Iran, China set to question US over human rights record at UN


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(Worthy News) – The United States is facing its first review in five years at the UN’s main human rights body, with the detentions of migrant children and the killings of unarmed Black people during the Trump administration’s tenure among issues high on minds.

Foes from countries like Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Russia and China were among those seeking to question and scrutinize the United States as the Human Rights Council gave the US its turn Monday in a regular examination of every UN member state’s record on human rights known as the Universal Periodic Review.

Nearly 120 countries lined up for slots to raise questions in the 3 1/2-hour session that follows up on an August report about the US rights record over the past several years — and what steps US authorities are taking to improve it. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]

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