The UN Suspends Russia From The Human Rights Council
April 8, 2022
12:39 am
The United Nations General Assembly suspended Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday in response to accusations of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” in Ukraine, prompting Moscow to announce its withdrawal from the council.
The US-led initiative received 93 votes in favor, 24 votes against, and 58 abstentions. Suspending Russia from the Geneva-based Human Rights Council required a two-thirds majority of voting members in the 193-member General Assembly in New York – abstentions do not count.
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