US Role in Human Rights on World Stage Is Constructive Engagement, by Elyssa Koren

By Elyssa Koren, The Daily Signal, July 23, 2020

Elyssa Koren is the director of U.N. advocacy for ADF International

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has asked us as Americans to take a look at our role in international human rights engagement; specifically, the connection between our nation’s founding principles and the role of the United States on the international stage.

Why should we heed his call? After all, the battle lines are clearly drawn. On the left, multilateral engagement is the answer to a successful world order, whereas many conservatives view the international bodies with considerable suspicion at best.

And yet, on July 16, the Commission on Unalienable Rights, convened by the secretary of state, released its first report, articulating a third—and deeply nuanced—understanding of America’s path to a revitalized foreign policy.  …

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