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United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/3

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2022 resolution suspending Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council

United Nations resolution resolution adopted in 2022

UNGeneral Assembly
Resolution ES-11/3

	In favour
	Against
	Abstained
	Absent
	Non-UN member

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

Voting summary

93 voted for
24 voted against
58 abstained
18 absent

Result

Resolution adopted

TheUnited Nations General Assembly Resolution ES‑11/3 is aresolution of theeleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly, adopted on 7 April 2022. The resolution suspended the membership ofRussia in theUnited Nations Human Rights Council over "grave concern at the ongoinghuman rights andhumanitarian crisis in Ukraine [...] includinggross 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

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Main articles:Russian invasion of Ukraine,War crimes in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, andBucha massacre

On 1 April 2022, video footage of theBucha massacre became public, linking the massacre to theRussian Armed Forces.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] On 4 April, citing the Bucha massacre, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United NationsLinda 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, onlyLibya hadits 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

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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]

A map showing the vote for the United Nations General Assembly resolution ES-11/3 in Europe.
  In favour
  Against
  Abstained
  Absent
  Non-UN member

Voting on Resolution ES-11/3
Vote	Tally	States	Percent of votes	Percent of member states
Approve	93	Albania,Andorra,Antigua and Barbuda,Argentina,Australia,Austria,Bahamas,Belgium,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bulgaria,Canada,Chad,Chile,Colombia,Comoros,Costa Rica,Côte d'Ivoire,Croatia,Cyprus,Czech Republic,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,Micronesia,Moldova,Monaco,Montenegro,Myanmar,^[a]Nauru,Netherlands,New Zealand,North Macedonia,Norway,Palau,Panama,Papua New Guinea,Paraguay,Peru,Philippines,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Saint Lucia,Samoa,San Marino,Serbia,Seychelles,Sierra Leone,Slovakia,Slovenia,South Korea,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,Timor-Leste,Tonga,Turkey,Tuvalu,Ukraine,United Kingdom,United States,Uruguay	79.49%	48.19%
Against	24	Algeria,Belarus,Bolivia,Burundi,Central African Republic,China,Congo,Cuba,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Gabon,Iran,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Laos,Mali,Nicaragua,North Korea,Russia,Syria,Tajikistan,Uzbekistan,Vietnam,Zimbabwe	20.51%	12.44%
Abstain	58	Angola,Bahrain,Bangladesh,Barbados,Belize,Bhutan,Botswana,Brazil,Brunei,Cabo Verde,Cambodia,Cameroon,Egypt,El Salvador,Eswatini,Gambia,Ghana,Guinea-Bissau,Guyana,India,Indonesia,Iraq,Jordan,Kenya,Kuwait,Lesotho,Madagascar,Malaysia,Maldives,Mexico,Mongolia,Mozambique,Namibia,Nepal,Niger,Nigeria,Oman,Pakistan,Qatar,Saint Kitts and Nevis,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,Saudi Arabia,Senegal,Singapore,South Africa,South Sudan,Sri Lanka,Sudan,Suriname,Tanzania,Thailand,Togo,Trinidad and Tobago,Tunisia,Uganda,United Arab Emirates,Vanuatu,Yemen	–	30.05%
Absent	18	Afghanistan,Armenia,Azerbaijan,Benin,Burkina Faso,Djibouti,Equatorial Guinea,Guinea,Lebanon,Mauritania,Morocco,Rwanda,São Tomé and Príncipe,Solomon Islands,Somalia,Turkmenistan,Venezuela,^[b]Zambia	–	9.33%
Total	193	–	100%	100%
Source:A/RES/ES-11/3 voting record ^Myanmar was represented in the United Nations by theNational Unity Government of theCommittee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw which consist of officials who were ousted in the2021 coup d'état.^[15]^[16] ^Venezuela was suspended from voting in the 76th session and the 11th emergency special session owing to its failure to pay dues in the previous two years, for which it did not receive a special waiver from the Assembly.^[17]

References

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^^a ^bNichols, Michelle (7 April 2022)."U.N. suspends Russia from human rights body, Moscow then quits".Reuters.Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved8 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. Retrieved8 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. Retrieved8 April 2022.
^"Ukraine: Apparent War Crimes in Russia-Controlled Areas".Human Rights Watch. 3 April 2022. Retrieved8 April 2022.
^"Russia's Bucha "Facts" Versus the Evidence".bellingcat. 4 April 2022. Retrieved8 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. Retrieved8 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. Retrieved8 April 2022.
^"UN to Vote on Expelling Russia from Human Rights Council".VOA. 6 April 2022.Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved8 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. Retrieved8 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. Retrieved8 April 2022.
^"UN suspends Libya from Human Rights Council".France 24. 1 March 2011.Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved8 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. Retrieved8 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. Retrieved8 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. Retrieved7 April 2022.
^Sochan, Ry."Cambodia abstains from Russian UN human rights vote".www.phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved10 April 2022.
^"Afghanistan, Myanmar to vote against Russia at UN".France 24. 1 March 2022. Retrieved10 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. Retrieved8 April 2022.

External links

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Text of resolution ES-11/3 at UN Digital Library

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Part of theRusso-Ukrainian war (2022–present)

Overview

General	Timeline Control of cities Information war Legality Map Order of battle Peace negotiations Proposed no-fly zone Reparations Weapons
Prelude	Reactions Disinformation "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians" Zapad 2021 Ukraine cyberattacks Union Resolve 2022 Evacuation of the Donetsk PR and Luhansk PR "Address concerning the events in Ukraine" "On conducting a special military operation"
Background	Annexation of Crimea reactions War in Donbas Minsk agreements humanitarian situation international recognition of the Donetsk PR and Luhansk PR Putinism Foundations of Geopolitics Rashism
Foreign relations	Russia–Ukraine Belarus–Ukraine Russia–United States Russia–NATO Ukraine–NATO enlargement of NATO

Military
engagements

Southern Ukraine	Attack on Snake Island Battle of Kherson Bombing of Odessa Battle of Melitopol Battle of Mykolaiv Battle of Chornobaivka Battle of Enerhodar Battle of Voznesensk
Eastern Ukraine	Battle of Avdiivka Siege of Mariupol Battle of Starobilsk Battle of Volnovakha Battle of Tokmak Battle of Sievierodonetsk Battle of Sloviansk
Kyiv	Battle of Antonov Airport Battle of Chernobyl Battle of Ivankiv Battle of Kyiv Battle of Hostomel Battle of Vasylkiv Battle of Bucha Battle of Irpin Battle of Brovary Battle of Slavutych
Northeastern Ukraine	Battle of Kharkiv Battle of Konotop Battle of Sumy Battle of Trostianets Siege of Chernihiv Battle of Chuhuiv Battle of Okhtyrka Battle of Lebedyn Battle of Izium
Airstrikes at military targets	Chuhuiv air base attack Millerovo air base attack Vinnytsia attacks Yavoriv military base attack Kherson airport airstrike Berdiansk port attack Attack on Belgorod
Assassination attempts	Volodymyr Zelenskyy

War crimes

Attacks on
civilians

Legal cases

Reactions

States and
official
entities

General	Sanctions people and organizations Foreign aid humanitarian military
Ukraine	Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief International Legion "Freedom of Russia" Legion Kastuś Kalinoŭski Battalion Look for Your Own
Russia	Moscow rally Russian fake news laws Ukraine biolabs conspiracy theory Unfriendly Countries List "What Russia should do with Ukraine"
Pro-Ukraine	India Operation Ganga United Kingdom Economic Crime Act Homes for Ukraine United States State of the Union Address Task Force KleptoCapture
United Nations	Emergency special session Resolution ES-11/1 Resolution ES-11/2 Resolution ES-11/3 Security Council Resolution 2623
EU and NATO	Brussels extraordinary summit NATO virtual summit Operation Oscar REPowerEU SWIFT ban against Russian banks
Other	Belarusian involvement Chechen involvement Chinese response Consecration of Russia

Public

Protests	In Russian-occupied Ukraine In Russia Anti-War Committee Feminist Anti-War Resistance Marina Ovsyannikova White-blue-white flag In Belarus In China Great Translation Movement
Companies	Address of the Russian Union of Rectors Boycott of Russia and Belarus "Do not buy Russian goods!" Stop Bloody Energy Wagner Group
Technology	IT Army of Ukraine Open-source intelligence peacenotwar Roskomnadzor leak Russian Asset Tracker Ukraine Siren Alerts
Other	Collaboration with Russia Concert for Ukraine Global Tour for Peace Open letter from Nobel laureates Rail war in Belarus

Impact

Effects	Casualties journalists killed Russian generals killed Economic impact Russia–EU gas dispute Russian debt default protests in Peru Environmental impact [uk] Russian emigration Impact on women Impact on nuclear power plants Impact on Ukrainian cultural heritage Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Ship losses Aircraft losses
Human rights	Ukrainian refugee crisis HRC Commission of Inquiry UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission
Phrases	"And now I will show where the attack on Belarus was prepared from" "Good evening, we are from Ukraine" "Putin khuylo!" "Russian warship, go fuck yourself" "Slava Ukraini!" "Where have you been for eight years?"
Popular culture	"Back to the Cold War" "Bayraktar" Ghost of Kyiv "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" "Putler" "Slava Ukraini!" (song) "Z" military symbol

Key people

Ukrainians	Volodymyr Zelenskyy speeches Denys Shmyhal Oleksii Reznikov Valerii Zaluzhnyi Kyrylo Budanov Denys Monastyrsky Oleksiy Danilov Serhiy Shaptala Ruslan Khomchak Oleksandr Syrskyi Vitali Klitschko Sergiy Kyslytsya Denys Prokopenko
Russians	Vladimir Putin Mikhail Mishustin Sergei Shoigu Valery Gerasimov Alexander Bortnikov Nikolai Patrushev Sergey Naryshkin Ramzan Kadyrov Sergey Lavrov Aleksandr Dvornikov
Other	Alexander Lukashenko Denis Pushilin Leonid Pasechnik