State Department Formally Withdraws from UN Human Rights Council

Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified the United Nations of the United States withdrawal from the Human Rights Council, citing the body's alleged anti-Israel bias and inclusion of human rights abusers as member states. The withdrawal mirrored a 2018 first-term action. The U.S. seat was vacated and available for redistribution to other nations, reducing American influence over international human rights standard-setting.