Saudi Arabia fails vote to join UN rights council; China, Russia pass - Business Insider
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It previously hung onto a seat in 2016, despite widespread opposition over the war in Yemen.Saudi Arabia received 90 votes on Tuesday which, according to Reuters, was 40% down on 2016.But China and Russia, also considered amongst the world's worst abusers of human rights, were admitted to the council on Tuesday.Russia, which lost its seat on the human rights council in 2016, has been accused of violating human rights for years."Russia's human rights record continued to deteriorate, with the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly consistently restricted, in law and practice," according to Amnesty International."Those attempting to exercise these rights faced reprisals, ranging from harassment to police ill-treatment, arbitrary arrest, heavy fines and in some cases criminal prosecution and imprisonment."
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