Human rights council
UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine.
Burundian Ambassador Renovat Tabu said the departure of the UN team had been spun to cast his government in a bad light.
The Donald Trump administration made the announcement on Wednesday, accusing the council of anti-Israel bias and a failure to reform.
The SAHRC asked Parliament's Justice Portfolio Committee for a budget increase.