Blinken repudiates Pompeo’s human rights commission

Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a repudiation of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s commission on rights that the United States and its allies say should not be taken away at the unveiling of the State Department’s 2020 report on human rights.

“One of the core principles of human rights is that they are universal,” Blinken told reporters on Tuesday at the State Department. “All people are entitled to these rights, no matter where they’re born, what they believe, whom they love, or any other characteristic.”