Human Rights in the era of Donald Trump

Hosted by Warren Olney • Jun. 06, 2017 National

President Trump’s UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley, said today the US might pull out of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. Serious violators of human rights are members of the Council itself–and a US resignation could make things worse. Later on today’s show, now that he’s into his second term, comedian turned US Senator Al Franken is telling jokes again.

Photo: The meeting room of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in Geneva, Switzerland. (Ludovic Courtès)

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Should the US drop out of the UN Human Rights Council?

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Is Senator Al Franken ready to joke again?

US Senator Al Franken dishes about confirmation hearings, Ted Cruz and telling jokes again…

12 min, 13 sec

Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Luke Vander Ploeg, Yael Even Or, Evan George

Human Rights in the era of Donald Trump

NSA document leaker revealed and arrested unprecedentedly fast

Should the US drop out of the UN Human Rights Council?

Is Senator Al Franken ready to joke again?

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