Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Ambassador to UN declares that Russia should not have a position of authority on the Human Rights Council.
"Given the growing mountain of evidence, Russia should not have a position of authority in a body whose purpose – whose very purpose – is to promote respect for human rights. Not only is this the height of hypocrisy – it is dangerous.
Russia is using its membership on the Human Rights Council as a platform for propaganda to suggest Russia has a legitimate concern for human rights. In fact, we will hear some of that propaganda here today, I know, and I will not dignify these lies with a response – only to say that every lie we hear from the Russian representative is more evidence that they do not belong on the Human Rights Council." - Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Ambassador to UN.
