UN Votes to Suspend Russia From Human Rights Council

The United Nations General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, but the measure garnered a substantial number of abstentions in addition to votes against. It was the first time a nation was suspended since a similar vote against Libya in 2011.

The war in Ukraine may last for weeks or even years, NATO and U.S. officials warned as Kyiv’s foreign minister pleaded for urgent military assistance before it’s too late to make a difference in its fight against Russian forces.

On the ground, the Ukrainian military said Russian troops are preparing for a new offensive in the country’s east. Elsewhere, German intelligence picked up radio intercepts that reinforced indications that Russian troops carried out atrocities against civilians near Kyiv. Russia has denied the accusations.

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[Marcus]

So what was the vote count? Which countries absteined their votes? Which ones voted to keep Russia in the council?

[ewyyprewp]

Anyone else curious exactly how was being in the EU benefiting Russia? Or why would anyone in Russia give a hoot? Didn’t the United Kingdom Choose to leave the EU voluntarily in 2020 so they could abide by there own laws and gain a better control of their own boarders? Being dropped as a member of EU saved them the hassle of whatever paperwork or withdrawing might have been. Would you pay your union dues to be part of a union that did nothing in the way of protecting your rights or benefited you in anyway. That’s like burning money.

[thehonorablejiveturkeyspoo]

Is it human rights or a world of controlled ideology