"Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday announced the U.S. would rejoin the United Nations Human Rights Council, vowing to reform the body 'so it can achieve its potential.' We suggest the White House aim for a more realistic goal-like attaining world peace or establishing a self-sustaining Martian colony.
The U.S. is joining the council as an observer immediately and will seek full membership when possible. It shouldn't be hard to meet the organization's expectations. Well over half of its members 'fail to meet the minimal standards of a free democracy,' according to UN Watch.
Last fall Cuba, Russia and China were elected to the 47-seat body. Moscow won its seat after poisoning opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has since been imprisoned on trumped-up charges. The Chinese Communist Party-sponsored genocide in Xinjiang wasn't enough to stop its accession, though its margin of victory narrowed from previous years. Cuba's long history of repression didn't matter. ..."