This will be interesting - we'll see who'll want to support Russia n the UN and abstaining won't help or impress Russia here .
Only a bit symbolic but a diplomatic censure nonetheless .UN will vote to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
The United Nations General Assembly will vote on Thursday on a US push to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over reports of "gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights" by invading Russian troops in Ukraine.
A two-thirds majority of voting members — abstentions do not count — can suspend a country from the 47-member council.
Western diplomats are confident they have enough support in the 193-member General Assembly to adopt a resolution to suspend Moscow.
The draft text expresses "grave concern at the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine", particularly over reports of rights abuses by Russia.
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This will be interesting - we'll see who'll want to support...
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