U.S. boycotts U.N. human rights review for second year running

The U.S. has skipped a key U.N. human rights review for the second year running. Rights groups warn the absence risks undermining global accountability.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1024x683!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F10%2F22%2F6354cb404769a55ba009fd435001%2Fwhatsapp-image-2026-11-10-at-12-35-09-pm.jpeg' alt='The U.N. Human Rights Council meets at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on September 30, 2026. The United States has boycotted its human rights review for the second year running.'/><p>The U.S. has skipped a key U.N. human rights review for the second year running. Rights groups warn the absence risks undermining global accountability.</p><p>(Image credit: Lian Yi)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6034998' />