More than 100 heads of state and ministers will take part in the U.N. Human Rights Council session in Geneva starting on Monday, seeking to tackle issues ranging from Russia's alleged war crimes in Ukraine to China's treatment of its Muslim minority
Kyiv and its allies are disgruntled by the participation of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who will address the council on Thursday.
It will be the first time a Russian official from Moscow has attended in person since the war began a year ago. Russia, which denies committing war crimes or targeting civilians in Ukraine, wasWestern diplomats have been publicly tight-lipped on their reaction to Ryabkov's presence after stagingat the council last year over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Filipenko said Ukraine did not welcome Russia's presence and would "act accordingly," without giving details.
The Geneva-based U.N. human rights council is the only body made up of governments to protect human rights worldwide. It does not have legally binding powers but its debates often bring heightened scrutiny to issues and it can spur investigations that feed evidence to national and international courts.
Other high-level foreign ministers due to attend its latest session include Iran's Hossein Amirabdollahian, Germany's Annalena Baerbock and Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi. Countries also will closely watch how Volker Turk, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights since October, refers to China after hisA U.N. report published last year found that the detention of Uyghurs and other Muslims by China may constitute
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