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Russia Booted from U.N. Human Rights Council: How Did Nations Vote?

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Russian T-72 tank. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Here’s How Countries Voted in Today’s Voted to Remove Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council – On Thursday, during the Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly, a vote was held on the “suspension of the rights of membership of the Russian Federation in the Human Rights Council.”

The General Assembly voted to pass the motion in a 93-24 vote, removing Russia from its position of authority on the council over its human rights abuses and alleged war crimes committed in Ukraine since the invasion began on February 24.

Compared to two votes in March where the General Assembly voted in favor of calling for Russia to end the war in Ukraine, fewer nations voted in favor of stripping Russia of its seat on the Human Rights Council, with 58 countries’ opting to abstain.

Notably, the nations that voted “no” to the motion – a small minority – are largely dependent on Russia for energy and other exports, or are already hostile to the United States and NATO.

Here’s How the United Nations Voted

According to the United Nations Digital Library, this is how nations voted on Thursday.

Yes

Albania

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Canada

Chad

Chile

Columbia

Comoros

Costa Rice

Cote D’Ivoire

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Denmark

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Estonia

Fiji

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Kiribati

Latvia

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malawi

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritius

Miconesia

Monaco

Montenegro

Myanmar

Nauru

Netherlands

New Zealand

North Macedonia

Norway

Palau

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Republic of Korea

Republic of Moldova

Romania

Saint Lucia

Samoa

San Marino

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Timor-Leste

Tonga

Turkey

Tuvalu

United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

No

Algeria

Belarus

Bolivia

Burundi

Central African Republic

China

Congo

Cuba

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Iran

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Mali

Nicaragua

Russian Federation

Syrian Arab Republic

Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Zimbabwe

Nations not listed either abstained or are non-voting members.

Read more on today’s vote here.

Jack Buckby is a British author, counter-extremism researcher, and journalist based in New York. Reporting on the U.K., Europe, and the U.S., he works to analyze and understand left-wing and right-wing radicalization, and reports on Western governments’ approaches to the pressing issues of today. His books and research papers explore these themes and propose pragmatic solutions to our increasingly polarized society.

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Jack Buckby is 19FortyFive's Breaking News Editor. He is a British author, counter-extremism researcher, and journalist based in New York. Reporting on the U.K., Europe, and the U.S., he works to analyze and understand left-wing and right-wing radicalization, and reports on Western governments’ approaches to the pressing issues of today. His books and research papers explore these themes and propose pragmatic solutions to our increasingly polarized society.