India, Nov. 11 -- The UN Human Rights Council expressed regret at the "continued non-cooperation" of the United States with the universal periodic review mechanism, after the Government declined to take part in its scheduled review for the second time in a week.
The US review had originally been set for 2025 November 7. After the country did not participate, it was rescheduled for Tuesday, but the US failed to comply again.
Under the Universal Periodic Review, or UPR, every Member State, whatever its size or influence, appears before its peers in Geneva about once every four and a half years.
It presents a report on its human rights record, answers questions, and receives recommendations from other countries.
In a decision adopted in Ge...