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As the US leaves the UN Human Rights Council, it may leave more damage in its wake
By Sarah Joseph US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have announced the US was withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council (“HRC”). In doing so, they claimed the council was a roadblock to genuine global human rights protection. This move by the Trump administration has been…
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Tony Abbott’s contempt for international human rights law
Tony Abbott’s open contempt for international human rights law Sarah Joseph, Monash University Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has penned an essay in Quadrant defending his government’s stance on national security. It betrays an extraordinarily open contempt for international human rights law. Mr Abbott starts by saying that he is proud that his government was…
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