US halts cooperation with UN on potential human rights violations

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https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/jan/04/trump-administration-un-human-rights-violations

Exclusive: State department has ceased to respond to complaints from special rapporteurs in move that sends ‘dangerous message’ to other countrie

The Trump administration has stopped cooperating with UN investigators over potential human rights violations occurring inside America, in a move that delivers a major blow to vulnerable US communities and sends a dangerous signal to authoritarian regimes around the world.

Quietly and unnoticed, the state department has ceased to respond to official complaints from UN special rapporteurs, the network of independent experts who act as global watchdogs on fundamental issues such as poverty, migration, freedom of expression and justice. There has been no response to any such formal query since 7 May 2018, with at least 13 requests going unanswered.

Nor has the Trump administration extended any invitation to a UN monitor to visit the US to investigate human rights inside the country since the start of Donald Trump’s term two years ago in January 2017. Two UN experts have made official fact-finding visits under his watch – the special rapporteurs on extreme poverty and privacy – but both were invited initially by Barack Obama, who hosted 16 such visits during his presidency.

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[G_j]

1. 'Quietly and Unnoticed,' Trump Administration Won't Cooperate with UN Investigators

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/04/quietly-and-unnoticed-trump-administration-wont-cooperate-un-investigators-human?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork


unnoticed..

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2. Kick for exposure

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3. by the time the turd leaves office we won't recognize our country nor will our allies

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4. That will certainly embolden every two-bit tin-pot thug