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USA’s Withdrawal from Human Rights Review

November 15 , 2026 6 hrs 0 min 8 0

The United States is set to become the first country to skip its scheduled human rights review by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
The US withdrew from the UNHRC in 2025, citing alleged anti-US and anti-Israel bias.
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) examines the human rights records of all 193 UN member states once every four to five years.
The UNHRC was established by the United Nations General Assembly on 15 March 2006, replacing the Commission on Human Rights; its headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland.
The UNHRC has 47 member states elected by the UN General Assembly for three-year terms; members cannot be immediately re-elected after two consecutive terms.
India served as a UNHRC member during 2019–2021 and 2022–2024.