Guwahati, Nov. 10 -- The United States is set to become the first country to completely boycott a periodic review of its human rights record by the United Nations Human Rights Council since the mechanism was established nearly two decades ago.

The review was scheduled for Tuesday, but the administration of President Donald Trump has refused to participate. Washington had already withdrawn from the Human Rights Council last year, accusing the Geneva-based body of displaying anti-American and anti-Israeli bias and failing to uphold the principles it claims to defend.

The council's supporters argue that its mandate is essential to examining human rights conditions across all 193 UN member states, including the United States. Washington has...