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Russia loses bid for seat on UN Human Rights body

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Russia, which was ejected from the UN Human Rights Council following its invasion of Ukraine last year, has failed in its bid to re-join.

Russia's attempt to re-join the UN’s Human Rights Council failed yesterday, following a vote held in the UN General Assembly in New York.

A buffet and drinks reception held at the Russian Mission to the United Nations to mark Russia’s candidacy last week, was attended by several UN diplomats, who said they planned to cast their vote for Russia. But after losing out yesterday, the Russian mission to the United Nations accused the United States of intense lobbying against them.The election is divided into four geographical regions. In the Eastern European region, Russia was up against Bulgaria and Albania, both of which won a seat.

The report was published by the former UN Human Rights Commissioner, Michelle Bachelet, on her final day in office following a long-awaited visit to the Xinjiang region, and despite pressure from China to bury it.The Uyghur Human Rights Project, a campaign group, wrote on social media,"crimes against humanity and genocide apparently not disqualifying actions for UN’s top human rights body.

 

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