US refuses to participate in UN human rights report
A State Department official told Reuters that "participation in the UPR implies approval of the (Human Rights) Council's mandate and activities and ignores its persistent failure to condemn the most egregious violators of human rights."
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The United States will not participate in the UN review of its human rights record, according to statements reported by Reuters.
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) provides for the 193 U.N. member states to submit reports on their human rights record every five years. The reports are reviewed by other member states, which make non-binding recommendations.
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A State Department official (DOS) told Reuters that the U.S. will not submit its report in November, when it, along with 13 other countries, is due for review.
"Participation in the UPR implies approval of the mandate and activities of the (Human Rights) Council and ignores its persistent failure to condemn the most egregious violators of human rights," the official said.
Separately, Michael Posner, director of the Center for Business and Human Rights at New York University's Stern School of Business, told Reuters that the United States was undermining global efforts on human rights.
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The president also banned future funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
The agency, which is supposedly dedicated to helping Palestinians in Gaza, has also been under fire for using its schools to indoctrinate children to hate Jews and incite them to violence against Israelis.
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