China accused of shielding North Korea's human rights violations at UN meeting.

The US has criticised members of the UN Security Council for trying to protect North Korea from public scrutiny. China had blocked a live online broadcast of an informal Security Council meeting in which North Korea’s alleged human rights abuses were expected to be discussed. Russia and China have argued against discussing human rights at the Security Council, pointing to the existence of another UN council dedicated to the issue. The US ambassador to the UN called on the Security Council to address North Korea’s gross human rights abuses, which she said “put our collective peace and security at risk”. The Security Council is set to discuss North Korea’s missile launches in a formal meeting on Monday.