Russia Is Suspended From United Nations Human Rights Council
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Russia Is Suspended, From United Nations, Human Rights Council.
On April 7, the United Nations General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council following global condemnation of the country's invasion of Ukraine. .
On April 7, the United Nations General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council following global condemnation of the country's invasion of Ukraine. .
CNN reports that the decision comes after allegations of atrocities committed
by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. .
According to a draft of the General
Assembly's resolution, the agency 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.".
On April 5, United States Ambassador
Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged the U.N. Security Council
to remove Russia from the Human Rights Council. .
Russia should not have a position
of authority in a body whose purpose --
whose very purpose -- is to promote
respect for human rights. Not only is it
the height of hypocrisy -- it is dangerous, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States
ambassador to the United Nations, via CNN.
Russia should not have a position
of authority in a body whose purpose --
whose very purpose -- is to promote
respect for human rights. Not only is it
the height of hypocrisy -- it is dangerous, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States
ambassador to the United Nations, via CNN.
Prior to the vote, Ukraine's ambassador
to the United Nations rallied support for
the resolution, urging members to take a stand. .
Prior to the vote, Ukraine's ambassador
to the United Nations rallied support for
the resolution, urging members to take a stand. .
CNN reports that Russia's ambassador warned that
the resolution sets a "dangerous precedent.".
CNN reports that Russia's ambassador warned that
the resolution sets a "dangerous precedent.".
The Russian representative called the vote an , "attempt by the United States to maintain its dominant
position and total control to continue its attempt
at human rights colonialism in international relations.".
The Russian representative called the vote an , "attempt by the United States to maintain its dominant
position and total control to continue its attempt
at human rights colonialism in international relations.".
Louis Charbonneau, the U.N. director at Human Rights
Watch, defended the resolution and the council's
stance against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Louis Charbonneau, the U.N. director at Human Rights
Watch, defended the resolution and the council's
stance against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The General Assembly has sent
a crystal-clear message to Russia's
leadership that a government whose
military is routinely committing horrific
rights violations has no business
on the U.N. Human Rights Council, Louis Charbonneau, Director at Human Rights Watch, via CNN.
The General Assembly has sent
a crystal-clear message to Russia's
leadership that a government whose
military is routinely committing horrific
rights violations has no business
on the U.N. Human Rights Council, Louis Charbonneau, Director at Human Rights Watch, via CNN
On April 7, the United Nations General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council following global condemnation of the country's invasion of Ukraine. .
On April 7, the United Nations General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council following global condemnation of the country's invasion of Ukraine. .
CNN reports that the decision comes after allegations of atrocities committed
by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. .
According to a draft of the General
Assembly's resolution, the agency 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.".
On April 5, United States Ambassador
Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged the U.N. Security Council
to remove Russia from the Human Rights Council. .
Russia should not have a position
of authority in a body whose purpose --
whose very purpose -- is to promote
respect for human rights. Not only is it
the height of hypocrisy -- it is dangerous, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States
ambassador to the United Nations, via CNN.
Russia should not have a position
of authority in a body whose purpose --
whose very purpose -- is to promote
respect for human rights. Not only is it
the height of hypocrisy -- it is dangerous, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States
ambassador to the United Nations, via CNN.
Prior to the vote, Ukraine's ambassador
to the United Nations rallied support for
the resolution, urging members to take a stand. .
Prior to the vote, Ukraine's ambassador
to the United Nations rallied support for
the resolution, urging members to take a stand. .
CNN reports that Russia's ambassador warned that
the resolution sets a "dangerous precedent.".
CNN reports that Russia's ambassador warned that
the resolution sets a "dangerous precedent.".
The Russian representative called the vote an , "attempt by the United States to maintain its dominant
position and total control to continue its attempt
at human rights colonialism in international relations.".
The Russian representative called the vote an , "attempt by the United States to maintain its dominant
position and total control to continue its attempt
at human rights colonialism in international relations.".
Louis Charbonneau, the U.N. director at Human Rights
Watch, defended the resolution and the council's
stance against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Louis Charbonneau, the U.N. director at Human Rights
Watch, defended the resolution and the council's
stance against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The General Assembly has sent
a crystal-clear message to Russia's
leadership that a government whose
military is routinely committing horrific
rights violations has no business
on the U.N. Human Rights Council, Louis Charbonneau, Director at Human Rights Watch, via CNN.
The General Assembly has sent
a crystal-clear message to Russia's
leadership that a government whose
military is routinely committing horrific
rights violations has no business
on the U.N. Human Rights Council, Louis Charbonneau, Director at Human Rights Watch, via CNN