Tag: BUCHA
UN assembly suspends Russia from top human rights body
The United Nations General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from its top human rights council, citing alleged atrocities committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield called it a "historic moment" of accountability.
UN to vote on suspending Russia from the rights council.
The United Nations will vote on suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council following discovery of civilian bodies in Bucha, near Kyiv. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield called for Russia's removal, citing evidence of potential war crimes after troops withdrew from towns surrounding the Ukrainian capital.
Russia faces global outrage over bodies in Ukraine’s streets.
After Russian forces withdrew from Kyiv's outskirts, streets revealed numerous civilian corpses, many appearing executed at close range. The graphic evidence prompted international outrage, calls for sanctions, and diplomatic expulsions from countries like Germany and Lithuania.
