The United Nations General Assembly has voted to kick Russia off the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday. 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. Russia had initially called on the UN to reject the US-led resolution to remove Moscow from the council. “War criminals have no place in UN bodies aimed at protecting human rights.

Source: Libya Today April 07, 2022 16:31 UTC