Argentina’s president Javier Milei took to the podium at the UN on Tuesday and delivered a scathing rebuke of the dictatorship’s in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, as well as other human rights violators on the Human Rights Council, such as Iran. The outspoken leader also blasted the UN’s ideological agenda and allowing “bloodthirsty dictatorships” guilty of crimes against humanity to have seats on a council that is supposed to defend human rights.
Argentinian President Javier Milei delivered a forceful address at the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations this Tuesday, where he sharply criticized the organization for allowing countries like Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran to sit on its Human Rights Council.
Milei labeled these nations as “bloodthirsty dictatorships” and argued that they should not be part of a body that is supposed to uphold human rights. “In this house that claims to defend human rights, they have allowed bloodthirsty dictatorships like Cuba and Venezuela to join the Human Rights Council without the slightest reproach. In this same house, which claims to defend women’s rights, they allow countries that punish women for showing their skin, like Iran, to join the committee against discrimination of women,” the president declared, sparking immediate strong reactions within the hall.
If we had more leaders like Milei, this world would be a much less hospitable place for murderous dictatorships. Unfortunately, he is the exception, not the rule, and as long as that is the case, billions of people will continue to live under brutal dictatorships.