The UN charter of human rights does not give us our rights. Some people consider the rights god-given, some consider that we have all negative rights until they’re taken away.

The UN doesn't matter

The UN is not the authority on human rights. It's just a weak, ineffective political body that represents no one in particular. Certainly not me nor you.

From the U.S. constitution: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

Since I am not a US citizen, the US constitution doesn't really matter to me. The UN, as the only global body we have, does matter so.

There is a word for unelected groups that have power over you. The word is tyranny.

The UN has no power. It is not an elected Congress nor does it have sovereign authority of any kind. It has every country in it, even those that routinely abuse human rights. It is purely intended as a preventative body for war. It's not even great at that.

The UN has no voter mandate.

The UN is a waste of *every* country's taxpayers' money.

I doubt it. Diplomacy is far cheaper than conflict.

Diplomacy for whom? Not the for people who finance it. They have no say in its membership and no control over its actions.