Originally Posted by
baron_rouge
True of any number of nations who have been on that council. I have seen similar statements made about, for example, Saudi Arabia (in the past).
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the UN, called for Russia to be suspended from the UN’s Human Rights Council, saying its inclusion “hurts the council’s credibility” and is “just plain wrong.”
This seems to me 'more of the same' as regards political rhetoric, which is one of the main functions of the UN.
And as to current wars, Ukraine and Russia are not alone.
(If any of you have been watching Ethiopia
for the last year, there is some heart rending stuff going on there, but it doesn't seem to hit the news cycle as often).