UN Human Rights Council meeting. File photoCARACAS, Apr 12The decision to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council calls into question the organization's value, says Venezuelan political scientist Carolina Escarra.
"We understand how they use international law and human rights to their advantage when it suits them. I think that this casts great doubt on what the Human Rights Council is, casts great doubt on the importance of human rights in the world", she told RIA Novosti.
On April 7, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution suspending Russia's work in the UN Human Rights Council due to a Russian special operation in Ukraine. 93 states voted for the resolution. Against — 24. Abstained — 58. Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Burundi, CAR, China, Republic of the Congo, Cuba, North Korea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mali, Nicaragua, Russia, voted against the resolution, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe. Among those who abstained are Egypt, Cameroon, Ghana, India, Kuwait, Mexico, Mongolia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. Serbia and Israel, among others, voted for the resolution. The draft resolution was prepared by a number of Western countries, including the USA, Ukraine, and Latvia. As superfluous