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Bangladesh: Bangladesh abstains from vote on Russia’s exclusion from UNHRC
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DHAKA, 09 April 2022, (TON): Russia’s membership to the Human Rights Council was suspended after the United Nations General Assembly voted 93 to 24, with 58 abstentions, including Bangladesh, to adopt a resolution.
Other South Asian countries Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and the Maldives also abstained.
The brief resolution that was approved expresses grave concern at the “ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, particularly at the reports of violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law by the Russian Federation.”
Explaining their decision not to support the resolution, some countries called it premature, noting that there are ongoing investigations into whether war crimes have occurred, or said it would undermine the credibility of the Human Rights Council and the UN.
Others said “the resolution reflected American and European geopolitical agendas and what opponents called Western hypocrisy and selective outrage about human rights.”
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