“The United Nations voted Thursday to remove Russia from the body’s Human Rights Council following mounting evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, including the alleged massacring of hundreds of Ukrainian civilians by retreating Russian forces in Bucha, a Kyiv suburb.The U.N. General Assembly voted 93-24 to suspend Russia from its seat on the 47-member council, surpassing the needed two-thirds majority.
Another 58 countries abstained from the vote, including Brazil, India and Mexico.
The Group of Seven, consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, called for Russia’s suspension from the council in a joint statement Thursday morning, citing the “list of atrocities and severe violations of international law” committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, including in Bucha.”
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“The United Nations voted Thursday to remove Russia from the body’s Human Rights Council following mounting evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, including the alleged massacring of hundreds of Ukrainian civilians by retreating Russian forces in Bucha, a Kyiv suburb.The U.N. General Assembly voted 93-24 to suspend Russia from its seat on the 47-member council, surpassing the needed two-thirds majority.
Another 58 countries abstained from the vote, including Brazil, India and Mexico.
The Group of Seven, consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, called for Russia’s suspension from the council in a joint statement Thursday morning, citing the “list of atrocities and severe violations of international law” committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, including in Bucha.”
It should be noted that Russia threatened basically everybody with “consequences” if they didn’t show up and voted for them – and that got them only 23 supporters.*
* -> https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-russia-threatens-states-with-consequences-over-un-vote-on-human-rights/
This picture shows who voted yes/no/abstained:[https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1512096336472166400/photo/1](https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1512096336472166400/photo/1)
And Serbia voted in favor of it. This constant juggling between west and east is going to get us bombed by both NATO and Russia in the end.
Really surprised to see that Hungary voted “yes”.
Russia: “[Oh no! Anyway](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S8eNZ4fw5I&ab_channel=Frdnsyh)”
Glad to see this but it feels like a symbolic gesture since Russia already left the Council of Europe.
In case anyone’s curious here are the countries part of the anti-Nazi alliance supporting Russia (voted NO):
Algeria
Belarus
Bolivia
Burundi
Central African Republic
China
Congo
Cuba
North Korea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Iran
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mali
Nicaragua
Russian Federation
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
So what does that mean? Doesnt having Russia in there means that more pressure cant be put on them?