Usually, when the American and German leaders meet up for formal talks, Human Rights Watch sends the two allied countries some guidance on sensitive topics to try to influence their discussion. But ahead of Tuesday’s scheduled White House meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Donald Trump, the nonprofit group is reaching out solely to Merkel’s camp, a top Human Rights Watch official told POLITICO. The hope is that the German leader can eventually bring Trump around on everything from the need to help refugees to the idea of closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay.The group’s decision …read more
Source: POLITICO – U.S. Edition
