Media: human rights organisations demand to exclude Russia from HRC over Syria – RIA Novosti

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MOSCOW, October 24 — RIA Novosti. More than 80 human rights and humanitarian organizations require to exclude Russia from the UN Council on human rights (HRC) due to Moscow’s policy in Syria, the newspaper writes Independent.

the Organization raised this issue in anticipation of Friday’s vote on the UN Council on human rights, where Russia, Hungary and Croatia will fight for the right to represent Eastern Europe, notes the Independent.

human rights organizations in their statement, calling the host in the voting delegations to take into account the fact that “Russia’s actions in Syria contrasts with its rhetoric of commitment to human rights,” writes the Independent. The organization also considered that the Russian veto as a permanent member of the UN security Council resolutions on the cease-fire in Aleppo and continued support for air strikes does not correspond to the principles and objectives of the HRC. Among the signatories of the statement, Human Rights Watch and Care International, the newspaper notes.

last Friday, the HRC in a special session in Geneva adopted a resolution on Syria, proposed by Britain, which demanded “all those involved in the Syrian conflict, in particular the Syrian authorities and their allies,” the immediate implementation of their obligations under international humanitarian law and urged to immediately implement all provisions of UN security Council resolutions. Russia on Thursday presented a draft resolution is not satisfied, it also suggested a number of amendments, Moscow believes is inappropriate the holding of the special session of the UNHRC in Aleppo.

Syrian Government forces backed by Russian VKS are a large-scale offensive in the districts of Aleppo, occupied by the militants. Western countries, in turn, accuse Damascus and Moscow that these actions led to a humanitarian catastrophe in the city.

As has been noted in the defense Ministry, the strikes are only terrorists after a thorough inspection purposes. And according to Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Ryabkov, all claims against the government of Syria and the Russian Federation “aimed at heating up the atmosphere, to create certain disadvantageous political situation,” “no concern for the humanitarian situation in Aleppo is not behind this”.

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