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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 · Apr 7, 2022

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 · Apr 7, 2022

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 · Apr 7, 2022

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 · Apr 4, 2022

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 · Apr 4, 2022

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 · Apr 1, 2022

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 · Mar 30, 2022

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 · Mar 30, 2022

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 · Mar 18, 2022

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.

Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2022