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.
