Theresa May's weak response to Donald Trump's travel ban is moral failing

Global human rights protection depends on states being vocal about peers failing to meet standards

Hours after meeting British Prime Minister Theresa May, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order which banned the entry of all Syrian refugees into the country. He halted the entire US refugee programme for 120 days and suspended entry for all nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries for 90 days.

The next day, May was pressed to criticise the order three times during a press conference in Istanbul. Each time she dodged the question, falling back on the line that “the United States is responsible for the United States’ policy on