Secretary of State Pompeo setting up panel to redefine human rights

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is setting up a commission at the State Department to redefine human rights as based on what the department is describing as "natural law and natural rights."

The move has alarmed human rights activists, especially those focused on LGBT rights and women's rights, who fear it will mean an end to promoting protections for both groups around the world.

"It's an important review of how we think about human rights inside of our efforts in diplomacy," Pompeo told reporters Thursday, adding the effort is focused on "how do we make sure that we have a solid definition of human rights upon which to tell all our diplomats around the world how to engage on those important issues."

the body, named the Commission on Unalienable Rights, will provide Pompeo "advice and recommendations concerning international human rights matters" and meet about once a month.

"The Commission will provide fresh thinking about human rights discourse where such discourse has departed from our nation's founding principles of natural law and natural rights," according to the notice.

Use of the term "natural law" has concerned some advocacy groups and department staff, as it is interpreted in this case as "God-given" or religiously-based rights that affect issues like sexuality, abortion rights, and more. In particular, the phrase has been prominent in the work of Princeton professor Robert George.

George has played a prominent role in the creation of the commission, according to a source familiar with the plans for the commission. George, co-founder of the National Organization for Marriage, a nonprofit that advocates against same-sex marriage, is among the 15 academics recommended to make up the panel, according to the source.

"If the administration truly wants to engage in a meaningful dialogue about respecting human rights, then we are happy to have that discussion. But the fact that this panel was announced without details or consultation with human rights experts suggests that this may be just another instrument to negate rights, rather than protect them," said Tarah Demant, director of Amnesty International's Gender, Sexuality, and Identity program.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/state-dept-panel-redefine-human-rights-based-natural/story?id=63400485&cid=social_fb_abcn

 

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Pompeo was a republican in the house before he was SOT, so expect republican BS from this.

Hoping that's not the case, though.

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He does realise that the UN defines human rights and nations add individual additional ones?

Is there a possibility that the US could be suspended from the UN for trying to 'cherry pick' the human rights in the US instead of using all of the ones it agreed to?

Because women's rights are one of the UN unalienable ones (although sexuality isn't even mentioned) and any attempt to change it could lead to something?

Idk what I'm going on about tho

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7 minutes ago, WarriorPhoenix said:

Is there a possibility that the US could be suspended from the UN

Literally no. The UN is biased as hell and can't do anything against the US, France, Russia, UK and China. It's an outdated system that's way more about politics than it is about human rights. If the UN was any good, Brunei would not be a part of it and Russia would get sanctions for their treatment of LGBT people. 

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welp, what can i say. elections matter. 

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31 minutes ago, Eighteen said:

welp, what can i say. elections matter. 

Not if they get rid of us first.    

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But...but, Cheeto loves the gays...

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1 hour ago, WarriorPhoenix said:

Is there a possibility that the US could be suspended from the UN for trying to 'cherry pick' the human rights in the US instead of using all of the ones it agreed to?

That's literally impossible unfortunately. The US holds immense power in the UN (plus allies), not to mention that the UN headquarters are located in New York City and the US foots a big portion of the bill.  

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2 hours ago, WarriorPhoenix said:

He does realise that the UN defines human rights and nations add individual additional ones?

Is there a possibility that the US could be suspended from the UN for trying to 'cherry pick' the human rights in the US instead of using all of the ones it agreed to?

Because women's rights are one of the UN unalienable ones (although sexuality isn't even mentioned) and any attempt to change it could lead to something?

Idk what I'm going on about tho

Seeing as it's impossible to bring someone from the U.S. up on war crimes I would say the UN would not be able to do a thing.

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Jesus Christ