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Russia rejects suspension from UN rights council as 'illegitimate'

AFP, 08 Apr 2022
Russia's deputy ambassador to the UN rejected the country's suspension from the UN Human Rights Council as "illegitimate and politically motivated", while the Chinese ambassador said the vote would "intensify confrontation in the field of human rights." The UN General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine.

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