Last Week, Senators Ben Cardin Ben CardinEthiopia at tipping point as Congress mulls human rights bill Senate panel could pass new Russia sanctions this summer Worries mount about vacancies in Trump's State Department MORE (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio Marco RubioCruz backs GOP Senate hopeful in Ohio Ethiopia at tipping point as Congress mulls human rights bill Report: Trump to reverse Obama’s Cuba policy MORE (R-Fla.) introduced S.R. Human rights represent the rock-solid foundation of the American Republic as eloquently proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence and implemented in the Bill of Rights. Human rights invented America.” In a 2012 New York Times op-ed, Carter wondered if the U.S. had abdicated its moral leadership in the arena of international human rights. The pending human rights bill is judiciously crafted to help advance human rights protections, promote democratic shared governance and institutionalize accountability and transparency in Ethiopia by improving oversight and monitoring of U.S. assistance.

Source: Ethiopian News May 29, 2017 23:00 UTC