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The UN Human Rights Council voted in favor of carrying an independent investigation of events in Aleppo, reports the Reuters. The provision is a part of the resolution approved during the session of the Human Rights Council, put forward by the UK and other Western and Arab countries.  24 countries voted in favor of this document, seven against, whereas 16 abstained.

According to the HRC Secretariat’s document, there will be held a special session in regard to the deteriorating situation of human rights in Syria and failure of Bashar al-Assad to fulfill his international obligations. The document notes that perpetrators should be held accountable for human rights’ violations, and that the International Criminal Court has an important role in that process.

The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Office and other International organizations Alexey Borodavkin has harshly criticized the approach of the UN. "The purpose of this special session is to support the rest of the terrorists in the western Aleppo, who commit countless crimes against civilians, and to accuse those who are fighting against them." The diplomat called the upcoming session as “completely irrelevant,” taking into account that Russia has announced a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria.

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