From WSJopinion: Cuba, Russia and China won seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council last week. Joe Biden has said he would rejoin the Council.
President Trump often gets knocked for undermining international institutions, but outfits like the United Nations do a good job of discrediting themselves. Behold last week’s U.N. Human Rights Council elections.
On Tuesday Cuba, Russia and China won seats on the 47-seat body. Now that’s a trifecta. The newly elected members will be “responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe” alongside current members like Venezuela and Eritrea. Today 51% of Human Rights Council members “fail to meet...
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