Russia has been stripped of its membership in the UN Human Rights Council

The resolution was supported by the majority of UN member states.

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According to the UN press service, the UN General Assembly voted to suspend Russia’s membership in the UN Human Rights Council. The resolution, proposed by Ukraine in collaboration with 58 countries, was supported by 93 states. 24 delegations voted against, including Tajikistan and Central Asian countries, except for Turkmenistan.

58 other countries, including India and Pakistan, as well as most Arab states, abstained.

The resolution was adopted amid accusations against Russia of “war crimes” in the city of Bucha.

Earlier, after the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Kyiv region, photographs and videos of hundreds of bodies of civilians on the streets of Bucha appeared on social media and in the media. Zelensky accused Russia of genocide.

Western leaders and international human rights groups called for an investigation into the killings of civilians in Bucha and for new sanctions against Russia. However, the Kremlin categorically rejected the accusations, calling them “another provocation” from Kyiv.