A group of more than 350 academics from institutions around the world have signed a new letter in support of.
“Unfree countries don’t want the council to be effective a credible Human Rights Council poses a threat to them and so they oppose it,” Haley explained at the time.
On Monday, Haley criticized Blinken’s announcement, tweeting that she was “sad to see the Biden admin legitimize an organization that has become a farce to human rights advocates around the world.”
The current membership roster of the UNHRC includes several states that are actively involved in suppressing pro-democracy movements domestically, among them China, Russia and Venezuela.