The epoch of human rights was partly a development of Enlightenment and British/French Liberalism, and the emergence, later, of American Wilsonian Liberal "New Deal" politics. It became cemented as a global concept after the end of WWII and under the aegis of USA hegemony. USA and the concept of international regulation and administration of human rights is American through and through - and was a necessity in order to signal to the Soviets and their sphere of influence that America is here, and that it is a beacon of hope and the centre of the Free World. Fast forward to 2018, and 1 out of 2 Americans believe human rights are unamerican. As USA turns itself away from the world order it created, other states will start filling these massive gaps of moral, intellectual, and economic influence. It is such a disaster and such a disappointment - that the country who owes it to History to be on the frontline of human rights is now a laggard, and its population largely opposed to the very political and legal legacy their own ancestors created. I wonder those who oppose UNCHR, do they even know their American history or are they "American patriots" in name only?
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