(AP Photo/File)The United States will announce this week that it plans to rejoin the UN’s Human Rights Council, reversing another key policy of the previous Trump administration. Members also include China, Cuba, Eritrea, Russia and Venezuela, all of which have been accused of human rights abuses. How the UN Human Rights Council worksThe 193-member UN General Assembly will elect new members to the council later this year. One of the major changes was the creation of the Human Rights Council. Biden reverses Trump’s America First policiesEx-US President Trump’s withdrawalfrom the Human Rights Council formed part of what he called his ‘America First’ policy.

Source: Indian Express February 08, 2021 06:45 UTC