UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council

April 12, 2022 chhaymam@chhaymam.com UN News - Human Rights 0

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council.

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