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US snubs UN human rights review, session postponed

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The United States has once again failed to participate in its scheduled human rights review at the United Nations Human Rights Council. The council postponed the session until January, hoping to persuade the US to reverse its decision to snub the process. This marks the first time a government has refused to engage in this universal periodic review, which examines the records of all UN member states. AI

RANK_REASON Significant international policy event involving a major nation's non-participation in a UN human rights review process. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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US snubs UN human rights review, session postponed

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    US again fails to show at UN for its human rights review

    The UN’s top human rights body on Tuesday postponed a regular review of the US human rights record until January in hopes of persuading the Trump administration to reverse its decision to become the first government to snub the process. The move by the Human Rights Council buys i…

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