US rejoins the Human Rights Council three-and-a-half years after it quit the UN rights body under former president Trump, who accused it of hypocrisy
FILE PHOTO: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attend a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 24, 2020.
The United Nations General Assembly elected 18 new members of the UN's top rights body, with countries kicking off their three-year council term from January 1. Beyond the United States, the other states elected are: Argentina, Benin, Cameroon, Eritrea, Finland, Gambia, Honduras, India, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Montenegro, Paraguay, Qatar, Somalia and the United Arab Emirates.Promoting, protecting human rights
Under former president Donald Trump, the United States quit the council in 2018, accusing it of hypocrisy and obsession with haranguing Israel.
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