The United Nations voted Thursday to remove Russia from its Human Rights Council following mounting evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, including the alleged massacre of hundreds of Ukrainian civilians by retreating Russian forces in Bucha, a Kyiv suburb.
... [+]The U.N. General Assembly voted 93-24 to suspend Russia from its seat on the 47-member council, surpassing the needed two-thirds majority.The Group of Seven — which consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States — called for Russia’s suspension from the council in a
Thursday morning, citing the “list of atrocities and severe violations of international law” committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, including in Bucha.Formed in 2006, only one country has previously been suspended from the Human Rights Council: the U.N. General Assembly unanimously voted to suspend Libya in 2011 following evidence of mass human rights violations. Russia began a three-year term on the council in 2021. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N.
by Reuters on Wednesday any vote in favor of removing Russia to the council or abstention would be viewed as an “unfriendly gesture” and have consequences on diplomatic relations with Russia.Russia’s removal from the U.N. Security Council in a Tuesday video address. It’s a near impossibility, as Russia would effectively need to approve its own removal as it holds veto power as one of the Security Council’s permanent members.
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