On April 5, following the March 30 announcement by the United States that it would seek reelection to the UN Human Rights Council when its first term expires in 2012, the Jacob Blaustein Institute for Human Rights (JBI) joined ten prominent NGOs in urging the US to continue to seek improvement in the Council's performance. In their letter, the groups stressed several important accomplishments at the Council's recent session, along with the importance of eliminating the Council’s disproportionate focus on Israel, increasing attention on other ongoing and emerging human rights priorities, and improving the Council's membership.
To read the letter on US participation at the Human Rights Council, see: Download Joint Statement on US at HRC.
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