European human rights organization suspends Russia

Published February 25, 2022 8:12 AM

By RAF CASERT and FOSTER KLUG
Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Council of Europe has suspended Russia from the continent’s human rights organization because of its invasion of Ukraine. The 47-nation council announced Friday that Russia was suspended with “immediate effect” from the organization’s Committee of Ministers and parliamentary assembly “as a result of the Russian Federation’s armed attack on Ukraine.” The Strasbourg-based organization, which was founded in 1949, said Russia remains a member and continues to be bound by the relevant human rights conventions.

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