Russia suspended from UN Human Rights Council

United Nations vote.
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The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted 93-24 to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over allegations of war crimes and rights violations in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, The Associated Press reports.

There were 58 abstentions, and a two-thirds majority was needed, Axios notes. For context, 141 countries voted last month in favor of a resolution "deploring" Russia's invasion and demanding the complete withdrawal of Kremlin troops from Ukraine.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.