Russia loses spot on UN Human Rights Council

By Joel Gehrke

Published October 28, 2016 8:55pm ET

Russia loses spot on UN Human Rights Council — "[Croatia and Hungary] are fortunate because of their size, they are not exposed to the winds of international diplomacy," Vitaly Churkin, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, said after the vote. "Russia is very exposed. We've been on council a number of years, I'm sure next time we'll get in." (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) | Bebeto Matthews

Russia on Friday lost its spot on the United Nations Human Rights Council, in a sign of international frustration with President Vladimir Putin’s support of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.

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