There has been revulsion in recent days after images emerged of civilian bodies on the streets of Bucha, apparently killed by Russian soldiers - something Moscow denies.
Russia has been suspended from the United Nations' Human Rights Council following its invasion of Ukraine.
Because Russia is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and cannot be removed, suspending it from the UNHRC is seen as a significant way for the UN to show its disapproval of Russia's actions in Ukraine.In a draft text issued prior to the vote, Moscow was accused of creating a"humanitarian crisis" in Ukraine.
Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said earlier this week that while Bucha was under Russian control,"not a single civilian suffered from any kind of violence". Ukrainian soldiers stand next to the grave of a civilian who was allegedly killed by Russian soldiers in BuchaUntil Russia was suspended, the council, which is based in Geneva, had 47 members. Russia was in its second year of a three-year term.
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