The US no longer a leader in human rights

Former US President Jimmy Carter says America has lost its position as the so-called global leader for human rights under President Donald Trump.

“We should be the champion of human rights. We’re a superpower, not based solely on military power; part of that definition should be a commitment to human rights,” Carter said Tuesday at an event at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

“We have lost the long-term commitment to human rights,” he said.

“We should be a superpower because we espouse things that are important to everyone on earth and I think human rights are one of them,” he added.

Carter, 93, served as the 39th US president from 1977 to 1981.

The former Democratic president has been particularly critical of the nation’s direction under Trump’s leadership.

Tuesday’s event, part of an annual forum discussing human rights, brought together more than 60 “activists, peacemakers and community leaders,” according to a news…

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