Delegates turn their back on US at UN

Delegates from around the world invited to attend the US ambassador's speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, turned their backs as the diplomat addressed the room in a silent protest against America's human rights record. It comes as Washington vetoed a UN resolution calling for a humanitarian pause in Israel's violent assault on the besieged Gaza Strip.

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