U.S. to join the U.N. Human Rights Council

The U.S. will join the U.N. Human Rights Council, you know the one that just passed a resolution to make defaming religion, specifically Islam, a crime. 

"The Obama administration decided Tuesday to join the U.N. Human Rights Council, reversing a decision by the Bush administration to shun the United Nations' premier rights body to protest the influence of repressive states, according to U.N. diplomats and rights activists.

The United States will participate in elections in May for one of three seats on the 47-member council, joining a slate that includes Belgium, Norway and New Zealand. New Zealand has offered to step aside to allow the United States to run unchallenged, according to a U.S. official..."

Now, will the U.S. support the resolution that asks governments to make it a crime to criticize Islam?

The Washington Post

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