The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, demanded that the United States undertake efforts to ensure a “non-discriminatory” presidential election this year, noting concerns voiced by the U.N. Human Rights Committee about specific state-level elections laws last year.
According to the U.N. bureaucrat, issues like partisan gerrymandering and state laws restricting mail-in voting — as well as voter I.D. requirements — undermine American voting rights. Turk urged federal and state lawmakers to implement the committee’s recommended safeguards.
Turk’s comments came amid the re-election bid by former President Donald Trump, whose 2020 election loss to current President Joe Biden was mired in controversy. The U.N.’s human rights chief emphasized policies like non-discriminatory suffrage, equality, and universality during his address to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. “In a context of intense political polarization, it is important to emphasize equal rights and the equal value of every citizen’s vote,” Turk stated.
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has a history of trying to intervene in the affairs of member states. As previously reported by The National Pulse, the commissioner lashed out at France for banning headscarves ahead of the 2024 Olympics. The U.N. commission has also argued that minors are capable of consenting to sex and demanded that anti-transgender activism be criminalized.
