Canada joins calls to remove Russia from UN Human Rights Council over ‘heinous’ acts
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said on Tuesday that Russia should not sit on the council due to “war crimes” it’s reportedly committed since invading“With ongoing reports of heinous acts of violence and war crimes at the hands of Russian forces, Russia’s utter disregard for human rights could not be any clearer,” Joly said on Twitter.
“Russia’s participation on the Human Rights Council is a farce,” Thomas-Greenfield said on a recent visit to Romania.Story continues below advertisementSince launching its invasion on Feb. 24, Russia has denied targeting civilians in Ukraine. Kyiv has claimed otherwise, citing the discoveries in Bucha as the latest example.NATO’s Stoltenberg raises concerns of “more atrocities” in Ukraine
“I’m afraid that we’ll see more — more examples of killings of civilians, more examples of atrocities and more examples of targeted killings of civilians,” he said.“I think we haven’t seen everything that has taken place because Russia still controls most of these territories. But when and if they withdraw their troops, and Ukraine troops take over, I’m afraid they’ll see more mass graves, more atrocities and more examples of war crimes.
NATO expects Russia to launch a major offensive in the eastern Donbas region in the coming weeks, where fighting has been ongoing for eight years.
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