US Withdraws from its UN Human Rights Review
Decision ignites global dismay from rights organizations
By: Khanh Vu Duc
Earlier this month, the United States made the unprecedented decision to skip its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council. This withdrawal from the mechanism, which regularly assesses the human rights situations of all United Nations member states, marks a sharp departure from decades of engagement and …
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