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The Latest Breaking News from UN Human Rights Council

U.N. suspends Russia from Human Rights Council; India abstains from vote

The only time a member state was suspended from the Geneva-based body was Libya in 2011

The Hindu

Russia suspended from UN Human Rights Council for Putin's brutal war in Ukraine

Russia has been suspended from the UN Human Rights Council after 93 member nations voted in favour of a US-led proposal following harrowing accounts from Ukraine

Daily Mirror

U.N. suspends Russia from human rights body, Moscow then quits

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council over reports of "gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights" in Ukraine, prompting Moscow to announce it was quitting the body.

Reuters

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Russia Threatens States with Consequences Over UN Vote on Human Rights Council

Russia has warned countries at the United Nations that a yes vote or abstention on a US push to suspend Moscow from the Human Rights Council will be viewed as an "unfriendly gesture" with consequences for bilateral ties, according to a note seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The United States…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US, Britain to Seek Russia's Suspension from UN Rights Council

The United States and Britain announced plans Monday to seek Russia's suspension from the UN Human Rights Council following allegations that Russian troops systematically executed civilians in Bucha, Ukraine, AFP reported. "The images out of Bucha and devastation across Ukraine require us to now match our words with action," US…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Killings in Ukraine amount to genocide, Holocaust expert says

Several factors required to match legal definition Ukraine-born academic tells Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK

Ukraine says Mariupol 'much worse' than Bucha as Russia inflicts 'rape, torture and killings'

Dmytro Kuleba said the mass graves of Bucha near Kyiv were just the 'tip of the iceberg' and the situation would be worse in the besieged port city of Mariupol in the south

Daily Mirror

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Vladimir Putin drafts 130,000 new conscripts for Ukraine as US demands war crimes trial

Western officials believe fresh troops are being positioned to launch a concerted Russian effort in eastern Ukraine.

Daily Record

U.S. seeks Russia's suspension from UN Human Rights Council over war crimes allegations

"There will be accountability and justice for this brutality."

Axios

Ethiopia Fails to Block UN Funding for Human Rights Investigation

Ethiopia on Thursday failed to block the United Nations from funding an international committee that will investigate human rights violations by all parties in the nation's recent war. The International Commission of Human Rights Experts (ICHRE) on Ethiopia was created last December by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council, despite…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian shelling, attacks on cities may amount to 'war crimes', says UN's Bachelet

Ukrainian cities have been pounded by air strikes and heavy shelling in Russia's five-week-old invasion, killing civilians in acts that may amount to war crimes, the top United Nations human rights official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Budget cuts to the Australian Human Rights Commission couldn't have come at a worse time

The budget for Australia’s national human rights institution, the Australian Human Rights Commission, will fall significantly over the next four years.

The Conversation

Report: At Least 280 People Executed in Iran in 2021

Iran executed at least 280 people last year, according to figures published on Thursday by the UN special rapporteur on Iran. Presenting a report to the UN Human Rights Council, Javaid Rehman said the number of executions for charges related to narcotics laws had risen. “In 2021, at least 280…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN votes to investigate alleged Russian rights abuses in Ukraine

Thirty-two of the 47 UN Human Rights Council members voted in favour of the resolution brought by Ukraine.

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US considers booting Russia out of UN Human Rights Council after ‘hitting schools, hospitals’ in Ukraine

Blinken called for Russia’s ousting in an intense meeting on Tuesday where Ukrainian President Zelensky received a standing ovation and diplomats staged a mass walkout when Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov spoke

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria Defends Rights Record as West, Turkey Accuse it of 'Starvation'

Western powers and Turkey accused Syria on Monday of imposing "starvation" and siege warfare in opposition-held areas, as Syrian officials said foreign forces were illegally occupying parts of the country suffering from US-led sanctions. Britain and the United States were among countries at the UN Human Rights Council calling on…

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