Trump administration again boycotts UN human rights review

UN Human Rights Council delays US human rights record examination until January after Washington refuses meeting.Published On 10 Nov 202610 Nov 2026The United States ⁠⁠has again boycotted a United Nations examination of its human rights record, drawing criticism from rights groups who say violations under President Donald Trump are surging to levels not seen in decades.US representatives on Tuesday failed to show up at the UN in Geneva for the review, which all 193 UN member states undergo every four to five years.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Claims of a Ukrainian ‘torture chamber’ went viral. What really happened?list 2 of 4Iran’s authorities harden domestic security controls amid US strike threatslist 3 of 4Israeli soldiers are also settlers in West Bank: Al Jazeera investigationlist 4 of 4Did humanity learn the right lessons from WWII?end of list“The delegation of the United States is not present in the room,” UN Human Rights Council President Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro, of Indonesia, announced as the session was set to begin.The US refusal to participate prompted the UN body to delay examining the US human rights record until January. This is the second year in ...