“The members of the president’s delegation to the United Nations’ annual summit on women are opposed to the U.N. as a whole and the fundamental rights of women in particular”

By Nika Knight, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 3-17-2017

“Fundamentalist notions about how women and girls should behave should never be the basis of advising or negotiating U.S. foreign policy.” (Photo: United Nations/flickr/cc)

Since President Donald Trump’s November election, hate incidents nationwide have increased—and now he’s chosen a leader from one group that has itself espoused violence to represent the U.S. on the international stage.

Earlier this week, the State Department announced that representatives from infamous anti-LGBTQ hate group the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-FAM) and from the far-right Heritage Foundation will represent the U.S. at a United Nations conference on women’s rights later this month: Continue reading →