A speaker will appear in the UN about human rights in Russia
Detention of activists at a peaceful protest in St. Petersburg, archival photo The UN Human Rights Council decided to create a mandate of a special speaker on human rights in Russia. This was reported on Twitter of the human rights body. For the creation of the mandate, 17 councils of the Council voted, six against them, the rest abstained. Such a decision was made due to many years and ongoing reports of human rights violations in Russia, which require an international answer.