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Africa: Replacement for United States on Human Rights Council To Be Elected 'As Soon As Possible'
UN, 21 June 2018
International reaction to the United States decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council continued on Wednesday with the President of the Geneva-based assembly confirming… Read more »
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Africa: America First or America Alone?
IPS, 21 June 2018
The United States' move to withdraw from the Human Rights Council will have "reverberations" throughout the world in years to come, say human rights groups. Read more »
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Africa: South Africa Regrets Withdrawal of USA From UN Human Rights Council
Govt of SA, 21 June 2018
The South African Government regrets the announcement of the decision by the government of the United States of America (US) to withdraw its membership of the United Nations Human… Read more »
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Africa: CIEL Comments on 'Unwelcome and Ill-advised Withdrawal' Of U.S.
Center for International Environmental Law, 19 June 2018
Today the United States announced that it is withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council, the most important international forum for advancing a shared understanding… Read more »
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EU External Action, 19 June 2018
The United States today announced its decision to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council, to which they were elected in 2016 for a three year mandate. Read more »
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Africa: US Withdrawal From UNHRC - What Does It Mean?
The Herald, 21 June 2018
The rate at which the Trump administration is withdrawing its membership from legally constituted international bodies is real cause for concern. Read more »