Global Governance, Human Rights, Russia Russia’s Suspension from the Human Rights Council: Is Non-Alignment Back?

On April 7, pursuant to a resolution sponsored by the United States, the UN General Assembly suspended Russia’s membership from the Human Rights Council in light of its gross violations of human rights and humanitarian law in Ukraine. 

The resolution was adopted by a vote of 93 in favor and 24 against, well beyond the requirement for a two-thirds majority vote, abstentions not counting as votes.

This is a major diplomatic setback for Moscow. In a futile attempt at saving face, Russia announced shortly after the vote that it was ending its council membership.

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