US tells UN it will snub regular rights review

The United States told the United Nations in a letter on Thursday that it will not take part in an upcoming regular review of its record on human rights, Report informs via AFP.

"I write to inform you that United States of America will not participate in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) ... scheduled to take place in Geneva on November 7," the US mission in Geneva said in a letter addressed to UN rights chief Volker Turk, seen by AFP.

The standard review is an examination that all 193 UN member states must undergo in turn every four to five years to assess their human rights record.

The US decision to snub its review was linked to President Donald Trump's order back in February withdrawing Washington from a number of UN bodies, including participation in the Human Rights Council (HRC).