United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/3
UN General Assembly Resolution ES-11/3 | |||||||||||
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Date | 7 April 2022 | ||||||||||
Meeting no. | 11th Emergency Special Session (continued) | ||||||||||
Code | A/RES/ES-11/3 (Document) | ||||||||||
Subject | Suspension of the rights of membership of the Russian Federation in the Human Rights Council | ||||||||||
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Result | Resolution adopted |
United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES‑11/3 is a resolution of the eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly, adopted on 7 April 2022. The resolution suspended the membership of Russia in the United Nations Human Rights Council over "grave concern at the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine [...] including gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights" committed by Russia, and was passed with 93 votes in favour, 24 against, and 58 abstentions.[1]
Background
On 1 April 2022, video footage of the Bucha massacre became public, linking the massacre to the Russian Armed Forces.[2][3][4][5] On 4 April, citing the Bucha massacre, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced that the United States would seek the removal of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council.[6] At the time, Russia was serving a three-year elected term on the Council.[7]
Draft resolution A/ES-11/L.4 was introduced on 6 April 2022.[8][9] Previously, only Libya had its membership rights stripped from the body, as a result of the actions of the Gaddafi regime against anti-government protestors in 2011.[10][11] Prior to the vote, the Russian delegation to the United Nations privately circulated a letter urging countries not to vote in favour or to abstain on the resolution, stressing that doing so would impact bilateral relations.[12]
Voting
On 7 April 2022, the UN General Assembly, which required a two-thirds majority, adopted the resolution with 93 votes in favour and 24 countries voting against.[1] 58 countries abstained. With Russia's membership valid through 2023,[13] the Russian delegation announced it had quit the Human Rights Council earlier that day in expectation of the vote.[14]
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See also
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- Eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
- Legality of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262
- United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/1
- United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/2
- United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/4
- United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/5
- United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/6
- United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/77/229
- United Nations General Assembly resolution
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2623
References
- ^ a b Nichols, Michelle (7 April 2022). "U.N. suspends Russia from human rights body, Moscow then quits". Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Ough, Tom (4 April 2022). "Debunking Russia's Bucha massacre conspiracy theories". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Amann, Melanie; Gebauer, Matthias; Schmid, Fidelius (7 April 2022). "Possible Evidence of Russian Atrocities: German Intelligence Intercepts Radio Traffic Discussing the Murder of Civilians in Bucha". Der Spiegel. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine: Apparent War Crimes in Russia-Controlled Areas". Human Rights Watch. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Russia's Bucha "Facts" Versus the Evidence". bellingcat. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ McGRATH, Stephen (5 April 2022). "US to seek Russia's suspension from Human Rights Council". ABC News. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "UN votes to suspend Russia from its Human Rights Council despite opposition". Deutsche Welle (DW). 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "UN to Vote on Expelling Russia from Human Rights Council". VOA. 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Barbuda, Antigua and (6 April 2022). "Suspension of the rights of membership of the Russian Federation in the Human Rights Council : draft resolution". UN Digital Library. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Russia suspended from human rights council after UN general assembly vote". the Guardian. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "UN suspends Libya from Human Rights Council". France 24. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Russia threatens states with consequences over UN vote on Human Rights Council". www.euractiv.com. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Lederer, Edith M.; Peltz, Jennifer (7 April 2022). "U.N. General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council". PBS. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Lederer, Edith M.; Peltz, Jennifer (7 April 2022). "UN assembly suspends Russia from top human rights body". AP News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Sochan, Ry. "Cambodia abstains from Russian UN human rights vote". www.phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan, Myanmar to vote against Russia at UN". France 24. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ Guterres, António (27 February 2022). "Letter dated 27 February 2022 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the General Assembly". Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
External links
- Text of resolution ES-11/3 at UN Digital Library