Russia fails in its bid to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council

Member states voted to suspend Russia last year after its invasion of Ukraine

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00:00 Russia was defeated in its bid to regain a seat in the UN's premier human rights body

00:06 by a significant majority in an election in the General Assembly which voted last year

00:11 to suspend Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine.

00:14 Russia was competing against Albania and Bulgaria for two seats on the Geneva-based Human Rights

00:20 Council representing the East European Regional Group.

00:24 In the secret ballot, Bulgaria got 160 votes, Albania received 123 and Russia just 83 votes.

00:32 (whooshing)