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.
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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.
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CNN reports that the decision comes after allegations of atrocities committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
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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.
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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.
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Prior to the vote, Ukraine's ambassador to the United Nations rallied support for the resolution, urging members to take a stand.
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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
