U.S. Human Rights Experts, Current and Former Members of UN Bodies Issue Statement on “The Trump Administration’s Attacks on International Law and Institutions”

On February 10, 2025, sixteen current and former U.S. members of UN human rights bodies issued a statement on “The Trump Administration’s Attacks on International Law and Institutions.” This statement, signed by American scholars who have served on UN human rights bodies for decades, condemns the current Presidential Administration’s assault on U.S. civil rights commitments and terror struck among immigrant communities, as well as its attacks on public access to information and First Amendment rights. The statement s urges all lawmakers, Republican and Democratic, to counter the administration’s betrayal of human rights values, and for state and local leaders to ensure that their residents have protection against the ongoing and threatened abuses of the administration.

The full statement may be read here.