Zambia was absent yesterday at the vote that took place to Expel Russia from the Human Rights Council.
The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council. The voting result was 93 in favor, 24 against and 58 abstentions.
A draft of the resolution said the General Assembly may “suspend the rights of membership in the Human Rights Council of a member of the Council that commits gross and systematic violations of human rights.”
The draft resolution added that the council had “grave concern” regarding reports of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” and “violations of international humanitarian law” committed by the Russian Federation during its invasion of Ukraine.
The General Assembly needed to vote in favour of two-thirds to remove Russia from the UN Human Rights Council. The measure suspends Russia’s membership in the Council and would launch a review of the matter if the UN deems it appropriate.
The United States ambassador to the United Nations made a case for seeking the suspension of Russia from the Human Rights Council in front of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, something she and other UN member states have been pushing.
In response, the deputy Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Gennady Kuzmin, called on member states to reject the resolution, saying it would set a “dangerous precedent.”
“Today is not the time nor the place for theatrics, or these kinds of extremely theatrical performances like the one presented by Ukraine. In fact, the draft resolution we are considering today has no relationship to the actual human rights situation on the ground,” Kuzmin said.
The Russian representative said the vote on suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council “is an attempt by the United States to maintain its dominant position and total control to continue its attempt at human rights colonialism in international relations.”
SHAME ON YOU ZAMBIA, NOT CONDEMNING THOSE RUSSIAN MURDERERS!
…and who else is on that Human Rights Council. Just a bunch of hypocrites and losers. Zambia, you should have gone there and abstained or something. Cowardly act but OK for now.
Actually Zambia did well to be absent and so did those who were not present, it is shameful for the US to keep pushing for such when they have equally committed grave crimes and yet non of the member states have ever rose to for their suspension or accountability. These groupings are only meant to punish those that the US considers threats and are simply targeted at specific countries. While other countries are targeted, the US gets away with all the crimes they commit across the globe. This world, no balance!
Chipante pante foreigh policy…….just a few weeks ago you were with your grand father Biden. Today you go into hiding!! What a foreign policy…kikikikiki
Can someone tell me what happened? Why did Hakainde abscond. Is he afraid of sanctions?
Chlpante pante govt
#1 No Corruption Zambia
April 8, 2022 At 7:28 am
“SHAME ON YOU ZAMBIA, NOT CONDEMNING THOSE RUSSIAN MURDERERS!..”
Don’t belive everything in the western press……….
The lies about sadams weapons of mass destruction that resulted in over 1 million deaths ………….
comes to mind………
The pot calling the kettle black….USA should be the one to be expelled….they start and incite wars around the world…like Malcolm X once called them. ..”the greatest murderers on earth”….
Zambia only abstained because of politics, they don’t want to upset the Russians. Well, totally ridiculous murderers like the Russians SHOULD BE UPSET. Cowards, all of you!
The indistinctness of this New Doom regime is remarkable. They say one thing today with vigor and next they coil up. We are in trouble.
Right move, its better for Zambia to focus on mealie meal and Kapenta for the people. Let those who have capacity indulge in super power politics.
GUTLESS ZAMBIA SCARED OF THEIR ON SHADOW
BUT NOT REALLY THAT SURPRISED AS HUMAN RIGHTS GOING RIGHT BACK IS NOT KNOWN HERE
RULED BY THE WHIP SO AS TO SPEAK
I was not allowed to vote for Zambia, I tried guys, I tried.
There is no ambassador here, the new boy didn’t arrive yet.
FACT: american leadership is full of hypocrites and Biden is a senile old fool
Too late the horse has bolted.
War in Ukraine has nothing to do with the Russian people, it has to do with their leaders and oligarchs.
“is an attempt by the United States to maintain its dominant position and total control to continue its attempt at human rights colonialism in international relations.”-LT
It getting old to be putting blame on United States for your own shortcomings.
War in Ukraine has nothing to do with the Russian people, it has to do with their leaders and oligarchs.
WE NEED KIM JON UN HERE TO SORT OUT THE CORRUPTION HERE
It’s fine for zambia not to involve it self we already have a serious war here which is poverty.
It good be a good position given so many gray areas But it doesn’t mean we become lazy and fail to invest in understanding the geopolitical Outlook to become well reasoned and support humanely acts with others foreinstance taking time to read and understand the geopolitical events and issues here with our neighbors in the great lakes regions to be specific Uganda DRC Angola and Rwanda and promote human Development and values simply keeping quiet and staying away is not a decision in foreign policy you may need to know your position if not sure consult as cabinet or Gov early before meeting and participate reasonably so I know also that countries that promote democracies will always strive to promote peace and potency of human development
Okay
This indicates Zambia is only willing to oppose Russia to a certain extent. Contrary to perceptions of a UPND shifting Zambian foreign policy to the west its actually re-balancing rather than tilting to east or west. Zambia in the UNGA voted against an invasion of a soverign country, Zambia did not vote against Russia but the act to which Russia did. The absence here is a confirmation that probably Zambia still wants Russia to have a window for negotiation and resolution. Howver, the UNHCR is often theatre for state competition, you saw this with the China and the Xinjiang issue.
Well done…just a bunch of hypocrites its like wars currently in other countries dont matter Ethiopia was at all not a word was mentioned.
Zambia finally grew cold feet. After showing all that hype at last month’s UNGA? It is hard to tell where we stand.
Do we go with the wind or we outrightly have no back bone? Today’s abstention should have been what Zambia went for all the way.
We are neither Warsaw nor NATO. We don’t support the violence in Ukraine. But Russia, like China, is an all weather friend. Understandably, the West is our imperial master. Strike a balance by refraining to vote on such matters.
Next Zambia will be asked to vote on whether Russia should remain a permanent member on the Security Council seat. What will you do?
Many countries know the way it will end both for Russia and Ukraine including the observing countries It’s was unnecessary peace and discussion could have saved much as voted in the meeting so it cannot change much also silence could be a wisdom based on events and new information whatever you need to have a position on all foreign policy matters in the best interest of the country and humanity even though you elect and see it fit to remain silent but atleast you know
@15_Daniel Chsebwe
That’s just the point. Russia is not Put_in. Leaders come and go.
It takes two to tangle, though. The Ukrainian leader does not inspire with diplomatic peace. He only has one word: weapons, weapons, weapons (Emphasising 1 word 3 times) knowing too well NATO can back him.
One leader is belligerent, the other is defiant leaving no room to de-escalated. If a person is stripped of everything and has nothing to lose then everything is at stake.
Let’s not get there.
The in security council had the best opportunity to prevent the war going ahead It’s also known that Russia had decided already Then also the divisions and confusion amongst the countries and members makes it very difficult to achieve quality consensus without being accused of siding or having undue influence in global politics and the United security council even when trying the best to support the venerable and weaker but the proliferation and increase in foreign fighters makes it easier for those to be attached and refuse inhumane Acts. It could be similar to Rwanda or those great lakes and current observed above within the same un position reaction
Yalikosako kwishiba mumobe first
Yaa
The UN is a freaking pathetic institution held captive by the yankees selfish foreign policy…i wish russia could have seen the staged bucha massacre coming..the suspension of russia by this cognitively impaired institution is very unfair.
It’s also about the whole un system particularly if expelling could mean non accountable and further violation in the same human rights better in the council and held accountable before members it could be an incentive also for those extreme countries we know violet the un humany rights charter So the opportunity and costs could have achieved better in the un security and other mediation it was a wise decision but more with reasons for future positions supporting what is good and just for human progress
The reality of nonalignment is dawning.
Can we say after the horse has bolted
Well with lobbying those that have committed human rights violation can still be held responsible under the international criminal court and Justice at the hague including in Germany or the EU court of human rights but as to the violation of the 4 human rights in discussion it makes sense and enforced if was party those are some of the gray areas some clearly so for an individual country to consider
It’s also the responsibility of the 2 presidents in conflict to prevent peace and progress
sanshika bulalo
Yaa there are potential conflict of interest supporting the war and making efforts to achieve peace on the other okay Agri tech watching
Putin`s Spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov,, said on 8th April: “…we have significant lossesof troops and its a huge tragid for us.”
NEVER in HISTORY has Russia acknowledged wrongdoing, and you have it on the plater now, meaning Russians have realized the atrocities they have inflicted on poor ordinary ukrainians people. THOSE towns which were captured by RUSSIA are completely destroyed. The Ukrainian politicians are still in power, and only ORDINARY PEOPLE have died and lost what they lived for. So what has Putin achieved? And you people still support RUSSIA, what for?
It’s a BIG SHAME for the government to have NOT been CONSISTENT and voted for the expulsion of RUSSIA.
@ No Corruption Zambia,
“SHAME ON YOU ZAMBIA, NOT CONDEMNING THOSE RUSSIAN MURDERERS! ”
I agree with all those who think GRZ should have been consistent with the earlier decision and followed through to Vote for the resolution. Russia said, it’s “either you are with us or you are not.”
Therefore, to the Russians not voting doesn’t signify anything. it simply MEANS, you are NOT with Russia. So if you think by not voting against, then Zambia will continue to be a Russian partner, well, that is NOT the case. By NOT Voting you are indirectly against Russian Invasion, so you have not fixed anything.
Let’s see how it ends and learn from historical
Atleast we have mkushi to for us its hunger SDGs FAO. And UNCTA those important things that matters most to Zambia to invest in
Always promote peace and good neighbouriness little geopolitics seeking for common good for all sometimes you cannot win but you could have saved much especially from posture of the 2 one hard and firm the other acting to achieve superiority at the cost of people for money and weapons yes sanctions are effectively working but even then the cost could have been targeted and avoided for the poor and common people
Missed opportunity for Zambia to Stand with Russian people and send a message to the Russian current leaders.
He is not wise he put the people’s lives unnecessary at risk he cannot face Puthim alone without support of the UN security council including the un rights plus others he is weak and resolutions could have saved not to put people to defend themselves with a fully charged army He is not wise as it’s observed
The EU is now in Ukraine giving genuine moral support but as above the reaction in Moscow will perceived as a front as expected in this war and in the short-term to long-term it Will as that The best is to engage and resolve it’s simply not resolving long-term for all in the global villages in biblical Sense
It’s about leadership and behavioural for the 2
Mr naphtali all those institutions you mention are toothless when a whiteman commits a crime. The International Criminal Court only charges and concicts Africans. George Bush committed hundreds of war crimes so did Tony Blair but who could bring them before these courts? Noone. Even Zambia was asked to arrest George Bush when he vistied the country but who could have had the guts to do so in LUSAKA?
I know and i agree those are the concerns of the UN membership but the wrongs by others cannot be taken as they other leadership must seek ethics and humane values in their acts and engagements seeing the common good of the people of the world is it the common wealthy
There are those observation observation but it’s not clear but the brutal eviden aggressive drove this vote to expel and shame to condemn and isolate to confirm and deny the opportunity in the un rights to explain themselves But I think they could have still been made accountable in the un better those acts of misinformation or denial brought to the fore and they account
I agree also but elsewhere events and crimes cannot be used as a justification. If those did then it should not be The discussion here is on expulsion and pro and cons agreed it’s understood and learnt
The reason why I say the vote was okay good be also be see in the statistics those that voted for 24% those abstained voted against or not present was 76% of the council composition without going into individual members to avoid writing to discuss much I think it’s okay watching kuomboka apaso and working
These things are known how the brics Saudi Arabia Russia and China and others including this Ukraine and Syria are actually working against the us and EU is complex geopolitical issue that can be seen in the lens of a network typology it’s know it’s a complex but observed thing Th trap is to react similarly Closed it’s something programmed and known to occure and happen once so you cannot resolve it using war or these methods
It was a good decision but then you learn in conversations and do not close out people otherwise you become irrelevant
Okay for now
If you have geopolitical events and followed this forecast then you will begin to see from ratification of iran in the middle East created mistrusts also for the EU and us Allies Then it continues you see the Brica Saudi Audi and Syrian Russians India and China specifically alienating the EU and us Allies Ukraine and Syrian includeed are actually together in that you can see and confirm the actions both in the war and sanctions response including this and earlier voting wamoka
Are you that stupid or asking to show you the way?