Late Thursday morning, the United Nations General Assembly took a vote regarding Russia’s seat on the Human Rights Council. Ahead of the vote, the US lead the move to suspend Russia’s membership on the council.
U.S. U.S. Global outrage has been generated by calls for stronger sanctions against Russia.
Two-thirds vote required to approve the suspension.
Just before noon, the news came out that the measure was passed by 93 to 24, with 58 abstentions.
The @UNJust recently, the General Assembly voted to expel Russia from Human Rights Council.
— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) April 7, 2022
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A draft of the resolution says the General Assembly may “suspend the rights of membership in the Human Rights Council of a member of the Council that commits gross and systematic violations of human rights.”
The draft resolution adds that the council has “grave concern” regarding reports of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” and “violations of international humanitarian law” committed by the Russian Federation during its invasion of Ukraine.
After numerous accusations of Russian troops atrocities, the vote was followed by an address Tuesday by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky before the UN Security Council in which he asked the Council’s purpose if it could not take any action against Russia.
What effect this suspension may have on Russia’s actions going forward remains to be seen. We’ll continue to provide updates on the situation as information becomes available.
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