"We along with our European and international partners just walked out of the human rights council as the Russian deputy foreign minister spoke, because we stand with Ukraine, and we stand in favor of ...

Transcript of the keynote address by Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty at 16th Warsaw Human ...

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GENEVA (Reuters) -Dozens of dignitaries walked out of Russia's speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday in support of Ukraine. The delegates, including the ambassadors of France, ...