US walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France's remarks
- The US delegation walked out of a UN Security Council meeting when France spoke, in a protest against comments that compared Washington's voting on human rights to that of authoritarian states.
- The diplomatic row sparked on Friday after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending Volker Turk's term as UN high commissioner for human rights.
- After the vote, France's UN Mission in Geneva said: "The US used to be a beacon of human rights.
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- The US delegation walked out of a UN Security Council meeting when France spoke, in a protest against comments that compared Washington's voting on human rights to that of authoritarian states.
- The diplomatic row sparked on Friday after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending Volker Turk's term as UN high commissioner for human rights.
- After the vote, France's UN Mission in Geneva said: "The US used to be a beacon of human rights.
Sources: BBC News, Al Jazeera