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RUSSIA HAS BEEN defeated in its bid to regain a seat in the UN’s human rights body by a significant majority after it was suspended last year following its invasion of Ukraine. Russia was competing against Albania and Bulgaria for two seats on the Geneva-based Human Rights Council representing the East European regional group. In a secret ballot vote, Bulgaria got 160 votes, Albania got 123 votes and Russia just 83 votes. Russia has claimed that it has support from a silent majority, and even though 83 votes came from less than half the 193 UN member nations, there is...
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October 11, 2023
03:03
Russia fails to win back seat on human rights council after UN vote
Source: theguardian.com
October 10, 2023
23:04
Russia is defeated in its bid to regain a seat on the UN’s top human rights body
Source: sootoday.com
October 10, 2023
13:12
Russia faces a tough fight to regain its seat in the UN’s top human rights body
Source: clickondetroit.com
October 9, 2023
14:00
Litmus test for Human Rights Council as Russia bids for seat
Source: swissinfo.ch/eng
September 18, 2023
21:32
Human rights in Russia have ‘significantly’ worsened since Ukraine war began, UN-backed expert says
Source: apnews.com
