UN Votes To Oust Russia From Human Rights Council

April 7, 2022 4:20 am

UNDATED (AP) – The U.N. General Assembly has voted to oust Russia from the Human Rights Council, which was established in 2006. Russia is just the second country to lost its membership rights to the council. In 2011, the assembly suspended Libya when upheaval in the North African country brought down longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. The vote Thursday was 93-24 with 58 abstentions. That is significantly lower than votes on two resolutions the assembly adopted last month demanding an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, withdrawal of all Russian troops and protection for civilians. In other news on the war, Ukraine’s foreign minister says he’s cautiously optimistic that some NATO countries will increase their weapons supplies to his country, but he urged swift decisions.