Russia expelled from UNHRC, 93 votes against Russia

Russia was voted out of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in a vote held at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. During the voting, 93 votes were cast against Russia and 24 in favor. 58 countries including India stayed out of voting. After the Bucha attack, a meeting of the UN General Assembly was called today. In this meeting, voting was done to get Russia out of UNHRC. The UNHRC consists of 47 member countries.

India has been absent during the voting in the UNSC on all resolutions condemning Russia's attack in Ukraine. Last month, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had said – We at the United Nations take a cautious and such approach which is based on ideas. We will definitely consider the condemnation motion, but will take a decision keeping in mind our own interest.

The G7 issued a statement saying that the time had come to expel Russia from the UN Human Rights Council. NATO countries including America had started preparing for it.

The United States has announced a ban on both Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughters after a Russian attack in Ukraine killed a large number of civilians. America said that both Putin's daughters work with the government in Russia, so this decision has been taken.