Posted on 12/22/2017 7:58:37 AM PST by MNDude
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Dec. 21 in response to severe human rights abuses and corruption around the world.
In his executive order, the president said that rights abuses and corruption “have reached such scope and gravity that they threaten the stability of international political and economic systems.”
“I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat,” Trump said.
The executive order allows for the freezing of assets, within U.S. jurisdiction, of foreigners who commit severe human rights abuses, or corruption, for the most part outside of the United States.
In effect, the executive order allows for the United States to crack down on international criminal networks who engage in human rights abuses, such as child traffickers.
never been there before, have heard the name, but first thing I ever read sourced there... guess that’s why I wanted to know.
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