Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Alex Emmons — The U.S. Voted Against a U.N. Resolution Condemning Death Penalty for LGBTQ People

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S administration is facing strong backlash from civil rights groups after voting against a U.N. resolution that condemns using death penalty to punish “consensual same-sex relations.”
The U.N. Human Rights Council approved the measure on Friday with a 27-13 vote, with seven countries abstaining....