The seats in the Council are divided between regional groups, and Russia is to be replaced by another Eastern European country.
UN General Assembly > is due to hold a vote on May 10 on which country will replace Russia in the leading body of the World Human Rights Organization. Against the background of horrific violations of the rights of Russian soldiers in Ukraine, the Organization decided to suspend Russia's membership, the Associated Press reports. consists of 47 members. Seats in the Geneva-based Council are divided between regional groups, and Russia is to be replaced by another Eastern European country. > After the Assembly suspended Russia's work, Deputy Ambassador Gennady Kuzmin told UN members that Russia had withdrawn from the Human Rights Council before the vote. Council spokesman Rolando Gomez said that when he left, the crane avoided being deprived of observer status in the human rights body. UN-Women ”and the United Nations Children’s Agency UNICEF , the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations and the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Russia was also expelled from the World Tourism Organization this week.
