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Obama's U.N. Decision Insults Allies, Legitimizes Tyrants

Statement

By: Tom Price
By: Tom Price
Date: April 1, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Foreign Affairs

Congressman Tom Price issued the following statement after the Obama administration indicated that the United States will seek a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. The U.N Human Rights Council includes numerous member nations with horrific human rights records, such as Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, China, and Cuba, and has long made Israel a target of its venom.

"Once again, the administration has demonstrated its naïve approach to diplomacy and foreign policy by lifting up tyrants and insulting our allies," said Congressman Price. "This action legitimizes a body that provides diplomatic cover for some of the most abusive regimes in the world. As it is right now, the U.N. Human Rights Council is nothing more than a seal of approval for nations that routinely persecute their own people. Until the Council undertakes significant reforms and demonstrates a real dedication to human rights, I call on President Obama to reverse his decision."


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