Russia ends membership in UNHRC, calls suspension 'unlawful, politically motivated'
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Russia said "suspending the membership of the Russian Federation in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is an unlawful and politically motivated act of punishment designed to make an example of a sovereign UN member pursuing independent domestic and foreign policies.”
New Delhi: fter being suspended from the world body's top human rights organisation, Russia ended its membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Terming the US-led resolution passed by UN General Assembly on Thursday (April 7) “unlawful and politically motivated”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia said in a statement, “In Russia's view, the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly in New York on April 7 on suspending the membership of the Russian Federation in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is an unlawful and politically motivated act of punishment designed to make an example of a sovereign UN member pursuing independent domestic and foreign policies.”
It further said that the Russian Federation has decided to “end its membership” in the world body's top human rights organisation effective April 7, 2022.
The UNGA Resolution on suspending Russia's membership in the UNHRC is an unlawful and politically motivated act of punishment: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia pic.twitter.com/fXxWu1LpqA
— ANI (@ANI) April 8, 2022
