Over 80 NGOs call for Russia to be dropped from UN rights council over Syria

A number of human rights and aid organizations have urged the United Nations to deprive Russia of its seat on the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC), AFP reported on Monday.

More than 80 international organizations have signed the appeal, with such groups as Human Rights Watch, CARE International and Refugees International among them, AFP says.

The move was prompted by Russia’s involvement in the anti-terrorist campaign in Syria.

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