The United Nations General Assembly yesterday voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, with 93 votes in favour, 24 votes against and 58 abstentions. “War criminals have no place in UN bodies aimed at protecting human rights,” Ukraine's foreign minister said. “Grateful to all member states which ... chose the right side of history.”
Before the vote, Ukraine urged members of the United Nations to kick Russia out of the leading human rights body. Ukraine's ambassador to the UN said Russia had committed “horrific human rights violations and abuses that would be equated to war crimes and crimes against humanity".
The diplomatic slap-down came as Ukraine's government told its civilians to evacuate the Donbas region in the east of the country ahead of an expected battle to take control of the area. Residents were told yesterday that the government would not be "able to do anything to help” if they became trapped by Russian forces.
Meanwhile, video footage emerged yesterday from near the capital, Kyiv, which appeared to show Ukrainian soldiers shooting captured Russian troops.
The UN resolution, which was adopted by the General Assembly, expressed “grave concern at the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine”. Russia is only the second country to have its membership revoked, following Libya, which was kicked out in 2011 over violence perpetrated by soldiers loyal to the then leader, Muammar Gaddafi.
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