UN votes to remove Russia from Human Rights Council
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United Nations — Russia was suspended from the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday for what the Resolution called reports of "gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights" and "violations of international humanitarian law" in its invasion of Ukraine.
The 193-nation General Assembly vote - the only one in 11 years that suspended a nation from the Human Rights Council - required a ⅔ super majority of those present and voting, a count that excludes abstentions. The resolution passed 93-24, with 58 nations abstaining.
The General Assembly vote Thursday on whether to suspend Russia from the U.N.'s main human rights body was an initiative driven by the Biden administration in response to the brutal killing of hundreds of civilians in Ukraine by Russian forces.
