[To learn English] A U.N. meeting to review the United States' human rights record opened without the U.S. on Friday, with rights groups calling the absence a worrying sign of Washington's retreat from global engagement on such issues. The universal periodic review process is a chance for governments and rights groups to scrutinise all 193 U.N. member states' records every four to five years and recommend improvements. It is rare for a state not to attend the session. 联合国周五召开的美国人权记录审查会议，美国缺席，人权组织称此举令人担忧，表明华盛顿正在退出全球人权事务的参与。 普遍定期审议机制每四到五年为各国政府和人权组织提供一次机会，审查所有193个联合国成员国的人权记录并提出改进建议。通常情况下，一个国家缺席会议的情况并不常见。 LearnEnglishLeave a remark
