US set to become first country to fully shun UN Human Rights Council review ...Middle East

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The United States is set to become the first country to fully shun a regular review of its human rights record at the UN's top rights body since it was created two decades ago. The Trump administration last year pulled the US out of the Human Rights Council, accusing it of an anti-US and anti-Israel bias, and alleging that it didn't uphold the very values it promotes. Supporters back the council's mandate to keep tabs on human rights in all UN member states including the US, 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 US workers and help keep the country safe. The Geneva-based council regularly examines the rights records of all 193 UN member states - generally about every four to five years - as part of a process known as the universal periodic review. The United States, under Trump, already skipped its appointment

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