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The US to become first nation to fully shun a UN Human Rights Council review

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Keaten, J. (2026, November 10). The US to become first nation to fully shun a UN Human Rights Council review. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/the-us-to-become-first-nation-to-fully-shun-a-un-human-rights-council-review/article_d70a5c4d-7b03-5078-b6f9-349f2bad1873.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-10 · by Jamey Keaten

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The United States is set to become the first country to fully abstain from a regular review of its human rights record by the UN Human Rights Council since the council's establishment two decades ago. The Trump administration withdrew the U.S. from the council last year, citing bias against the U.S. and Israel and alleging that the council fails to uphold human rights values it promotes. Scheduled for November 2025 but postponed in hopes of U.S. reconsideration, the review was skipped again due to continued non-participation by the U.S., with a State Department spokesperson stating that the administration gives no credibility to the agency.
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As of November 10, 2026, the United States became the first country to fully shun a regular review of its human rights record at the U.N.’s Human Rights Council since it was established two decades ago. The Trump administration pulled the US out of the council in 2025, accusing it of anti-U.S. and anti-Israel bias. This marks the second consecutive year that the U.S. has skipped its review appointment. Supporters of the council argue it is essential to monitor human rights globally, including in the U.S., which has faced criticism for policies like strong-arm deportations and targeted killings. The U.N. had postponed the scheduled November 2025 review until November 10, 2026, hoping the U.S. might reconsider, but it did not. A State Department spokesperson dismissed the council as a "mockery of human rights," citing its failure to condemn serious violations.

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Jamey Keaten
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GENEVA The United States U.N. U.S. the Human Rights Council

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Supporters back the council’s mandate to keep tabs on human rights in all U.N. member states including the U.S., which has drawn criticism for its policies including strong-arm deportations and targeted killings of alleged drug-runners in the Caribbean and Pacific — which the administration has said are designed to protect U.S. workers and help keep the country safe.
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The scheduled November 2025 review was pushed back until Tuesday in hopes that the U.S. government might change its mind.
2026-11-10 · Toronto Star
The US to become first nation to fully shun a UN Human Rights Council review · assertive framing

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GENEVA (AP) — The United States is set Tuesday to become the first country to fully shun a regular review of its human rights record at the U.N.‘s top rights body since it was created two decades ago. asserted
it → set → body
The Trump administration last year pulled the U.S. out of the Human Rights Council, accusing it of an anti-U.S. and anti-Israel bias, and alleging that it didn’t uphold the very values it promotes. asserted
it → pull → values
Supporters back the council’s mandate to keep tabs on human rights in all U.N. member states including the U.S., which has drawn criticism for its policies including strong-arm deportations and targeted killings of alleged drug-runners in the Caribbean and Pacific — which the administration has said are designed to protect U.S. workers and help keep the country safe. asserted
administration → back → country
The Geneva-based council regularly examines the rights records of all 193 U.N. member states — generally about every four to five years — as part of a process known as the universal periodic review. asserted
council → base → review
The United States, under Trump, already skipped its appointment for its review a year ago. asserted
States → skip → review
The scheduled November 2025 review was pushed back until Tuesday in hopes that the U.S. government might change its mind. uncertain
government → push → mind
“(W)e give no credibility to the agency,” a State Department spokesperson said in an email to The Associated Press. asserted
spokesperson → give → Press
“This irredeemable body makes a mockery of human rights through consistent failures to uphold its own ‘values’ as it pushes anti-American rhetoric,” the spokesperson said, alleging the council’s “persistent failure to condemn the most egregious human rights violators.” asserted
spokesperson → make → violators
The council says the process requires participation of the country in question, and in the case of an absence of any national representatives, the review cannot go forward. asserted
review → say → representatives
As part of such reviews, national delegations — which at times can include a dozen officials or more — make a presentation, face questions and hear recommendations from other national envoys. asserted
which → include → envoys
It’s supposed to be a sweeping and constructive process, akin to holding up a mirror to governments to improve their human rights policies. asserted
It → suppose → policies
Critics of the U.S. snub warn that the walkout could encourage other countries — many of which bristle about intense scrutiny from human rights monitors — to follow suit. uncertain
many → warn → suit
Jamil Dakwar, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s human rights program, said: “The administration is saying to the world, ‘we don’t care about whether you would review us or not, we’re going to continue to violate human rights unabashed’.” asserted
we → say → rights
“And we are saying: ‘No, enough is enough. asserted
enough → say → ?
This council should hold the United States accountable’,” he told reporters Monday in Geneva, as part of a push by civil society to raise awareness about the U.S. rights record. asserted
he → hold → record
He said the ACLU and allies have called on the U.N. human rights chief to respond by presenting an update on rights in the United States early next year. asserted
ACLU → say → States
Eric Tistounet, a visiting professor at the Geneva Graduate Institute who was the council’s first secretary, said the U.S. walkout could affect the credibility of the council’s review system. uncertain
walkout → visit → system
“If the predominant global power — which has always claimed to adhere to the human rights norms — doesn’t show up and doesn’t even justify why, then you are in big trouble,” he said. asserted
he → claim → trouble
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