During the evening of Tuesday 19 June, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service said the announced US withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council risked damaging its role as "champion of democracy".
On 19 June, Washington announced it was leaving the UN body although the USA's three-year mandate ran until 2019. The US deems the Council to be biased against Israel, describing it as "hypocritical" and"egoist" and a"source of embarrassment".
The US decision...