US envoy Nikki Haley has attacked rights groups for trying to “thwart reform” of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
In a letter, Ms Haley said groups worked “opposite the United States” and were partially to blame for the US withdrawal from the body.
The country withdrew from the UNHRC on Tuesday after accusing it of bias.
Her letter was sent to the International Humanist and Ethical Union, which represents 162 groups.
An image of the letter was posted on Twitter.
Ms Haley berated the groups for not supporting proposed US changes to the UNHRC, saying they “sought to undermine” them and worked “on the side of Russia and China, and opposite the United States”.
The letter says they were a contributing factor to the US withdrawal from the council due to their attempts “to block negotiations and thwart reform”.
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