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To the Point
To the Point

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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Host:
Warren Olney

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

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