Country Information
Russia
Russia
Freedom House Rating
Not-Free
Population
144,713,314
GDP per Capita
$12,173
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Human rights record
- Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances
- Harsh and life-threatening prison conditions
- Lack of judicial independence
- Political prisoners
- Severely restricted freedoms of expression, press, assembly, association, and movement
- Restricted right to participate in the political process and ensure fair elections
- Institutionalization in harsh conditions of persons with disabilities
- Violence against LGBTI persons, especially in Chechnya.
UN condemnations of Russia
- UNHRC Resolutions: 4
- UNGA Resolutions: 22
- CSW Resolutions: 0
- Commissions of Inquiry: 1
Current memberships in UN bodies
- Commission on the Status of Women 47-nation body on gender equality and the empowerment of women
- UNESCO Oversees UN agency for education, science and culture
- UNESCO Human Rights Committee Judges individual human rights complaints in UNESCO’s field of competence; formal name is “Committee on Conventions and Recommendations”
Membership in UNHRC
2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022
Voting record on Israel at UN General Assembly (2015 - Present)
- 0% For Israel 0 resolutions
- 85% Against Israel 117 resolutions
- 15% Abstain on Israel 21 resolutions
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Voting History on Israel resolutions at the General Assembly
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