The United States is becoming a member of the U.N. Human Rights Council

One of the true innovations of the three-year-old council is its assessment of the human-rights record of every country in the world, including its own members. Almost 80 countries have been scrutinized. Only time can tell whether this new country-by-country review will effectively change for the better the human rights situation on the ground.


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