The first International Human Rights Day of the Trump presidency is unquestionably a powerful call to arms. In fact, President Trump has assaulted human rights at home and has abandoned it as a part of foreign policy. Clearly this stance ignores the reality that the promotion of human rights and democracy creates the stable societies and allies that are crucial to America’s future. Of course women’s rights are human rights. Feminists and our allies have always known the power of women’s rights and gender equality.

Source: Huffington Post December 10, 2017 23:37 UTC