Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said on Tuesday that Russia should not participate in the council because of “war crimes” allegedly committed since the invasion of Ukraine on February 24. “With ongoing reports of heinous acts of violence and war crimes in the hands of Russian forces, Russia’s utter disregard for human rights could not be clearer,” Jolie wrote on Twitter. “Russia has no place in the UNHRC.”
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The United States is leading the push for a UNHRC suspension of Russia following the apparent discovery of dead civilians on the outskirts of Kiev at the weekend. The story goes on under the ad Ukrainian forces found corpses scattered in the streets of Bucha, a suburb of Kviv. Some were found with evidence that they had been killed at close range. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian troops of committing “the most heinous war crimes” since World War II when he spoke to the UN Security Council on Tuesday. Russia has denied the allegations. Russia must be suspended by the UN Human Rights Council. With ongoing reports of heinous acts of violence and war crimes in the hands of Russian forces, Russia’s utter disregard for human rights could not be clearer. Russia has no place in the UNHRC. – Mélanie Joly (@melaniejoly) April 5, 2022 Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the UN, intends to vote in the General Assembly on her request next week. A two-thirds majority in the 193-member New York Assembly can suspend a state for persistently committing blatant and systematic human rights abuses. “Russia’s participation in the Human Rights Council is a hoax,” Thomas Greenfield said during a recent visit to Romania. Trending Stories
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The story goes on under the ad “And it’s wrong, that’s why we think it’s time for the UN General Assembly vote to remove them.” Since launching its offensive on February 24, Russia has denied targeting civilians in Ukraine. Kyiv claimed otherwise, citing the Bucharest revelations as the latest example. 1:15 Zelensky targets Russian propaganda in Bukha during SA speech: “There are satellite images” Zelensky targets Russian propaganda in Bukha during SA speech: “There are satellite images” The country’s foreign minister said on Monday that Boutsa was most likely the tip of the iceberg and that the head of NATO’s military alliance feared the same as he did on Tuesday. UN Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters ahead of a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers that Russia was responsible for the atrocities on the outskirts of Kiev. “I’m afraid we will see more – more examples of civilian killings, more examples of atrocities and more examples of targeted civilian killings,” he said. The story goes on under the ad “I do not think we have seen everything that has happened because Russia still controls most of these territories. “But whenever they withdraw their troops, and the Ukrainian troops take over, I’m afraid they will see more mass graves, more atrocities and more examples of war crimes.” A young boy offers food at his mother’s grave as his younger brother and a neighbor stand near April 4 in the town of Bucha. Narciso Contreras / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Stoltenberg added that NATO allies are providing support to the United Nations and the International Criminal Court to assist in war crimes investigations. NATO expects Russia to launch a major offensive in the eastern Donbas region in the coming weeks, where fighting has been going on for eight years. Russia hopes to take control of the entire region and build a land bridge with Crimea, which will be annexed in 2014, Stoltenberg said.
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The story goes on under the ad Russia sent tens of thousands of troops to Ukraine in February in what it called a “special military operation” to reduce its southern neighbor’s military capabilities and rid people of what it called dangerous nationalists. Ukrainian forces have put up fierce resistance and the West has imposed severe sanctions on Russia in a bid to force it to withdraw. Peace talks have been going on since the beginning of the conflict, but no solution has been reached. – with files from Reuters. © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
