U.N. Human Rights Council Issues Recommendations To U.S.

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2010.  The U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) today issued a set of recommendations for the United States to bring its human rights policies and practices in line with international standards. The recommendations are the result of the first-ever participation by the U.S. in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, which involves a thorough assessment of a nation’s human rights record. The American Civil Liberties Union, which was in Geneva last week to observe…