Nikki Haley didn't pull any punches during her first United
Nations Human Right Council meeting as the United States Ambassador to the UN
on Tuesday. Ahead of the meeting, Haley had called for the UN agency to reform
itself, saying that the United States would not stand for the global body’s
singling out of Israel while they simultaneously ignored human rights abuses
all over the world. In her first address
to the UNHCR, Haley called out Venezuela on its own human rights violations,
declaring that the United States would be hosting a side event to discuss the
topic. She then called for Venezuela to step down from the council if it could
not address and halt their behavior, saying, “No country that is a human rights
violator should be allowed a seat at the table.” More…
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