US threat to Human Rights, Trade and International Co-Operation

The United States walked out of the United Nations Human Rights Council almost half way through its second three year team on the Council. In doing so, the US claimed the council was a roadblock to genuine global human rights protection. This move by the Trump administration has been anticipated for some time. The UN Human Rights Council was established in 2006 to replace the UN Commission on Human Rights, which ran from 1947 to 2006.To help us answer those questions we are joined by:1. Dewa Mavhinga Director Human Rights Watch: African Division 2. Prof John Stremlau Visiting Professor: International Relations Department Wits University3. Mpumelelo Mkhabela : Lecturer at the Department on International Relations at UNISA4. Courtney Priester: Past Chair of the Democrats Abroad SA