The top United Nations human rights official on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the U.S. decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

"Disappointing, if not really surprising, news,” tweeted Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

“Given the state of human rights in today’s world, the U.S. should be stepping up, not stepping back,” he added.


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