United Nations Assembly Suspends Russia From Top Human Rights Body

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United Nations Assembly Suspends Russia From Top Human Rights Body

United Nations Assembly Suspends Russia From Top Human Rights Body

Newsy

Published 07 Apr 2022

Watch VideoThe U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the world organization's leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, which the United States and Ukraine have called tantamount to war crimes.

The vote was 93-24 with 58 abstentions,...

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