GENEVA: The UN rights chief voiced deep concern on Monday (Mar 3) over the US’ “elementary shift” in path since Donald Trump returned to energy, and decried the “unchecked energy” of “unelected tech oligarchs”.
Addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Volker Turk voiced the UN’s strongest rebuke so far of the dramatic about-face in the US in latest weeks.
“We have now loved bipartisan assist from the US of America on human rights over many many years,” he mentioned, earlier than including: “I’m now deeply anxious by the elemental shift in path that’s going down domestically and internationally”.
With out naming Trump, he decried that “insurance policies meant to guard folks from discrimination are actually labelled as discriminatory”.
“Progress is being rolled again on gender equality. Disinformation, intimidation and threats, notably in opposition to journalists and public officers, threat undermining the work of unbiased media and the functioning of establishments.”
Turk additionally mentioned “divisive rhetoric is getting used to distort, deceive and polarise”.
“That is producing worry and anxiousness amongst many,” he warned.
No US consultant was within the room for Turk’s speech, since Washington has introduced it’s going to now not work together with the council.
That was amongst a flurry of govt orders signed by Trump since his return to the White Home on Jan 20, on points from international coverage to transgender rights.
