Youcut, a program set up by the GOP to stop nonsensical spending has cuts for the UNHRC up. This is what they have to say about it.
Eliminate Funding for the U.N. Human Rights Council
Saves taxpayers $15 million over ten years
Recent attention has focused on the United States new membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The Obama Administration decided to join the Council even though the previous Administration declined to do so because of the Council’s checkered membership and record. Because the Council does not have strict membership criteria, countries with records of human rights violations are allowed to join – and pass judgment on other countries. For example, in the recently completed 2010 election for Council membership several states with questionable human rights records were elected, including: Libya, Angola, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, Mauritania, and Qatar. Membership has also included Cuba and Saudi Arabia. In addition, the UNHRC has historically abdicated its responsibility to be an effective human rights advocate choosing instead to focus most of its attention condemning the State of Israel. To compound matters, the Administration recently sent to the Council information about state-adopted immigration laws for their consideration in judging the U.S.’s human rights record. It is estimated that the U.S. share of the Council’s budget is $1.5 million or more a year.
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