The G7 has called for Russia’s removal from the UN Human Rights Council, and that resolution must be voted on by the United Nations General Assembly this Thursday (7).

The foreign ministers of Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom said they “believe” it is time for Russia to leave the Council. Invasion of Ukraine.

In addition, the G7 countries promise that those responsible for the massacre of civilians in the recently liberated city of Bucha, on the outskirts of Kiev, will be held to account and prosecuted.

“The disturbing images of dead civilians, victims of torture and executions, and reports of sexual violence and destruction of civilian infrastructure show the true face of Russia’s brutal aggression against Ukraine and its people,” the statement said. G7.

So far, Russia has lost all the votes in the UN General Assembly on the war in Ukraine by a large majority, including a resolution condemning the invasion.

The Human Rights Council consists of 47 non-permanent members, and Russia’s mandate ends in 2023, as does Ukraine’s.