The boycott will not count because the assembly only needs support from 2/3 of the countries present and voting. The Russian mission to the United Nations warned member states on Wednesday that even a single refrain would be considered an unfriendly gesture.
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The resolution, which is likely to be passed, suspends “the right to membership in the Human Rights Council of the Russian Federation” and also decides to “review the matter, as appropriate”, according to sponsor Lithuania. It recalls a 2006 resolution that stated that the Assembly may suspend the rights of a member of the Council for membership in the Human Rights Council for any gross and systematic violation of human rights. Voting in favor is not an option for India as it will have disastrous consequences for bilateral relations. Lithuania said voting would take place on Thursday.
It also notes the Human Rights Council resolution of March 4, 2022, specifically calling for “gross and systematic violations and human rights abuses” and “violations of international humanitarian law” committed by the Russian Federation during its aggression against Ukraine. Its serious concern about the report. , Significantly, India refrained from voting on that resolution as it demanded a commission of inquiry to probe rights violations during Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
Mass civilian killings in Bucha see India in support security Council UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres unequivocally condemned the killings, calling for an independent investigation. However, India did not name Russia in its statement.
The government has so far avoided all nine votes on Ukraine in various UN bodies, including resolution and procedural votes. These include two absences from the General Assembly on resolutions condemning Russia’s actions. On only one occasion, when it avoided voting on a Russian resolution on the humanitarian situation in the Security Council, did India’s position align with that of the West, as the US and other western countries also participated in defeating Moscow’s resolution Was. Russia’s proposal was seen as ridiculous as it did not mention its military action in Ukraine.
Libya was the last country to withdraw from the UNHRC in 2011, but this was through a unanimous resolution.
The text of the resolution, as issued by Lithuania, expresses serious concern over the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, in particular “violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law by the Russian Federation, including gross including and systematic violations and human rights abuses”. It calls for Russia’s suspension “recognizing the strong expressions of concern in the statements by the UN Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and taking into account the latest update on the human rights situation in Ukraine of 26 March 2022 by the Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.” keeping”.