U.N. body agrees to postpone review of U.S. rights record after Trump administration snub

The U.N.'s top human rights body on Tuesday postponed a regular review of the U.S. 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.
U.N. body agrees to postpone review of U.S. rights record after Trump administration snub

The UN’s top human rights body has postponed a review of the U.S. human rights record. This decision was made in hopes of persuading the Trump administration to reverse its choice to withdraw from the process. The review is now scheduled for January, marking the first time a government has opted out of this procedure.

  • The UN’s top human rights body postponed a review of the U.S. human rights record.
  • The review was postponed until January.
  • The postponement aims to persuade the Trump administration to reverse its decision to snub the process.
  • The U.S. is the first government to refuse this review.
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