The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday condemned alleged rights violations by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine and agreed to set up a commission to investigate them, including possible war crimes.
Thirty-two members of the council voted in favour of the resolution brought by Ukraine. Russia and Eritrea voted against it, while 13, including China, abstained.
Earlier, Filipenko told the council there was "irrefutable evidence of gross and systematic human rights violations as well as war crimes and crimes against humanity by Russia". Its delegate, Evgeny Ustinov, told the council that the resolution's backers "will use any means to blame Russia for the events in Ukraine".
The commission, set up for an initial period of one year and tasked with producing a report by early 2023, will work alongside a large, existing United Nations rights team for Ukraine which has 60 members.
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