1. United States
2. Ariz.
3. Letter

Last year the Trump regime refused to present its practices and policies on human rights to the United Nations, only the second time a member nation had been tardy. The previous tardy government in Israel corrected their lateness and made their presentation and review. Today, the Trump regime intends to shun the international community’s human rights standards entirely, making themselves a law unto themselves. This does not diminish the standing of the United Nations; it makes the United States smaller, more isolated, and less respected when we refuse accountability and transparency in front of the world. Congress must affirm the legitimacy of the United Nations, legislate our commitment to basic human rights, and hold our government accountable for respecting the human rights of all people in our country and all those we encounter around the world. Allowing one rogue administration to derail decades of diplomatic relations is a despotism outside the bounds of our democratic republic.