UN -O’s head boss worried ‘basic shift’ in the American direction under Trump | News Donald Trump
Volker Turk tells the UN Human Rights Council that the policies that need to be protected by marginalized people are called “discriminatory”.
The head of the United Nations for Human Rights expressed deep concern about the “fundamental shift in the direction” of the United States under President Donald Trump, warning that the division of rhetoric is used to fraud and polar people.
“We have enjoyed the double -sided support now -for human rights for many decades. … Now I am deeply worried about the basic shift in the direction that takes place in the country and international level, ”Volker Vis said for the UN Human Rights Human Rights for the UN Human Rights Council Monday in Geneva in Switzerland, during a speech that Trump did not mention by name.
“Policy intended for the protection of people from discrimination are now designated as discriminatory. … Divided rhetoric is used to distort, fraud and polarization. This creates fear and anxiety among many, “he added in his strongest remarks so far to the influence of the policies of the new American administration.
Since January 20th, Trump has issued a series Executive commands focused on dismantling the programs of diversity, capital and involvement in the federal government. Many private American companies followed the suit.
Trump has also paused the US Agency for International Development (USAID) programs 90 days, while his administration is examined if he aligns with his “American First” policy.
Last week Trump’s administration announced that she canceled nearly 10,000 scholarships and a foreign assistance contract worth almost $ 60 billion, which makes almost 90 percent USAIDs -work abroad.
The President also dropped the US from several international bodies and agreements, including the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Agreement.
Turk condemned Trump’s appointment of a technological billionaire Elon Musk for the boss of his Government Efficiency Department.
Without being referred to him by name, Turk expressed concern about the growing influence that had a “handful of unpaid technological oligarch” who were referred to people’s information.
Turk warned that these technological tycoons “know where we live, what we do, our genes and our health conditions, our thoughts, our habits, desires and our fears.”
“They know us better than we know ourselves and know how to manipulate us,” he said, warning that unregulated power can lead to “oppression, obedience, and even tyranny: autocrat booklets.”
The UN chief for rights urged countries to protect his citizens from unverified powers and “work together”.
