General Assembly resolution supported by 93 countries
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba stated that the UN General Assembly supported the decision to exclude Russia from the UN Human Rights Council .
“War criminals have no place in UN bodies whose goal is to protect human rights,” Kuleba wrote. on Twitter.
The rights of membership in the UN Human Rights Council have just been suspended. War criminals have no place in UN bodies aimed at protecting human rights. Grateful to all member states which supported the relevant UNGA resolution and chose the right side of history.
– Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) April 7, 2022
Resolution of the General Assembly supported by 93 countries, 24 opposed, 58 abstained.
Russia’s membership in the #HumanRights Council @UN_HRC has been suspended .
The resolution passed with votes 93 votes in favor, 58 abstentions and 24 votes against. pic.twitter.com/PEHSGLq0wE
– UNA-UK (@UNAUK) April 7, 2022
“Last year I was nominated as a candidate for the UN Committee against Torture and competed with the Russian Federation for an expert position in this committee,” commented Oleksandra Matviychuk, chairman of the Center for Civil Liberties, at the UN General Assembly. – Russia won, despite the fact that on the eve of the vote were opened files on the resource gulagu-net.ru about the horrific torture used in the Russian penitentiary system against people who are completely under the control of the Russian state. Therefore, today’s suspension of Russia’s work in the UN Human Rights Council is a clear signal that Russia is losing influence in the political arena and within the UN. Russia’s threats against countries that even abstain from voting that it would be seen as an unfriendly move did not work. “
The actions of the occupiers in Ukraine are part of a broad and long struggle of the Russian authorities against respect for human rights and human rights defenders, and Russian influence throughout the region is hampering democratic transformation.
Based on materials: ZN.ua
