Russia became part of the UN Human Rights Council
Meeting of the UN HRC. Photo: ohchr.org Russia was elected to the UN Human Rights Council, RIA Novosti reports. When voting at the General Assembly, the candidacy of Russia was supported by 176 of 193 states. In total, 14 new member countries, including China, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Britain, France and South Africa, were chosen in the HRC. Candidates for CNC membership were divided into five regional groups: African, Asia-Pacific, Latin American, Western European and East European.