The United States did not send a representative to attend a United Nations review of its human rights record, becoming the second country in history to snub the mandatory procedure.

The meeting, part of the Universal Periodic Review, which takes place every four to five years, was held on Friday without the United States in attendance.

“We were supposed to meet today in order to proceed with the review of the United States,” said Jurg Lauber, president of the UN Human Rights Council. “Nevertheless, I note that the delegation of the United States is not present in this room.”

The US said in August it would not attend the meeting, joining ally Israel as the only other country to skip the process in which all 193 UN member states undergo scrutiny of their human rights records. Topics

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