Russia Fails to Secure Membership in United Nations Human Rights Council

On the 10th, the United Nations conducted a vote to determine the composition of the Human Rights Council. This development follows Russia’s attempt to regain its position on the council, only to be defeated in the election and subsequently barred from returning.

In the race for the two Eastern European seats, Albania secured 123 votes, while Bulgaria obtained 160 votes, ultimately winning the election. By contrast, Russia received a mere 83 votes, leaving them unsuccessful in their bid.

Commenting on this outcome, Louis Charbonneau, UN director at Human Rights Watch, emphasized that the result “sends a powerful message to the Russian leadership, highlighting Russia’s unsuitability for council membership, given its extensive record of war crimes and crimes against humanity.”

Meanwhile, high-ranking Russian officials have accused the United States of colluding to exclude Russia from the Human Rights Council. Maria Zaborodskaya, Russia’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, asserted that “the United States launched an unprecedented campaign in support of Albania.” Zaborodskaya’s comments were made in an interview with the state-run Russian News Agency (RIA).

It should be noted that in April of last year, the United Nations General Assembly voted on a resolution to suspend Russia’s membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council as a response to their aggression against Ukraine.

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On the 10th, the United Nations held a vote to decide the membership of the Human Rights Council. Photograph taken in February 2023 (2023 Reuters/Eduardo Munoz)

[ジュネーブ １０日 ロイター] – On the 10th, the United Nations held a vote to decide the membership of the Human Rights Council. Although Russia tried to return to the Human Rights Council, it lost the election and could not return to the Human Rights Council.

In the race for the two Eastern European seats, Albania got 123 votes and Bulgaria got 160 votes. Russia lost the election with 83 votes.

Louis Charbonneau, UN director at Human Rights Watch, said the move “sent a strong signal to the Russian leadership that Russia, which has committed countless war crimes and crimes against humanity, is unfit to be a member of the advice.” he did

Meanwhile, Russian government officials have accused the United States of conspiring to exclude Russia from the Human Rights Council. “The United States launched a campaign to support Albania. Such a campaign is unprecedented,” Maria Zaborodskaya, Russia’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, told the state-run Russian News Agency (RIA). .

Last April, the United Nations General Assembly voted on a resolution to suspend Russia’s membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council in response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

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