Alex Emmons — The U.S. Voted Against a U.N. Resolution Condemning Death Penalty for LGBTQ People

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PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S administration is facing strong backlash from civil rights groups after voting against a U.N. resolution that condemns using death penalty to punish “consensual same-sex relations.” The U.N. Human Rights Council approved the measure on Friday with a 27-13 vote, with seven countries abstaining.... The InterceptThe U.S. Voted Against a U.N. Resolution Condemning Death Penalty for LGBTQ PeopleAlex Emmons

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Mike Norman considers the following as important: human rights, human rights violations, liberalism, U.N. Human Rights Council, UN, US foreign policy

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