WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the United Nations Human Rights Council of hypocrisy on Saturday (June 20) after the organisation condemned racism and police brutality in the United States following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the United Nations Human Rights Council of hypocrisy on Saturday after the organisation condemned racism and police brutality in the United States following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month.
"The United Nations Human Rights Council, now comprised of Venezuela and recently, Cuba and China, has long been and remains a haven for dictators and democracies that indulge them," Mr Pompeo said in a statement.The death of Mr Floyd, a 46-year old black man who died on May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, has led to widespread demonstrations in the United States and across the globe against police brutality and racial injustice.
"If the Council were serious about protecting human rights, there are plenty of legitimate needs for its attention, such as the systemic racial disparities in places like Cuba, China, and Iran," he said.
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