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US to become first nation to fully shun UNHRC review
- GENEVA: 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 it more time to try to coax Washington to take part in the review.
- The council’s 47 member countries adopted without a vote the decision to delay the US review — amid “continued non-cooperation” with its process.
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