US diplomats stage UN walkout after France criticizes human rights record under Trump
U.S. diplomats staged a walkout during a UN Security Council meeting after France criticized the United States' human‑rights record under Donald Trump. The walkout followed tensions over the U.S. administration’s use of forced‑labor allegations to impose new tariffs and its opposition to the reappointment of UN human‑rights chief Volker Türk. Both sides exchanged accusations, with the U.S. defending its stance on liberty and France condemning what it called the U.S.’s isolation on human‑rights issues.
- ▪France’s UN mission in Geneva accused the United States of no longer being a beacon of human rights, prompting a U.S. walkout at the Security Council meeting on the Ukraine‑Russia war.
- ▪The Trump administration had recently imposed tariffs on more than 80 countries, citing forced‑labor concerns, which critics said were a pretext for the policy.
- ▪The United States opposed the reappointment of UN human‑rights chief Volker Türk, while nine other countries, including Russia and North Korea, also voted against him, though his reappointment was ultimately approved.
- ▪U.S. ambassador Mike Waltz and deputy ambassador Dan Negrea publicly rebuked France’s criticism, asserting that the United States remains a beacon of liberty for the world.
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Michael Waltz speaking at the US Capitol in Washington DC. Photograph: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenMichael Waltz speaking at the US Capitol in Washington DC. Photograph: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockUS newsUS diplomats staged UN walkout after France criticized human rights record under TrumpFrance had also intervened after Trump administration had opposed the reappointment of UN human rights chiefMaya YangTue 28 Jul 2026 17.39 EDTLast modified on Tue 28 Jul 2026 17.41 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleUS diplomats walked out of a United Nations meeting after France criticized the country’s human rights record under Donald Trump.The staged walkout, which occurred on Monday during a UN security council meeting on the…
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