Post by: AngelOfThyNight on October 29, 2016, 11:09:28 AM
For years, UN countries seeking to stop Russia from assisting the Assad regime militarily in Syria have been blocked by Moscow's veto power as a permanent UN Security Council member. But on Friday at the UN, opponents of Russia's punishing assaults in Syria achieved a small symbolic victory.
Source: Russia loses seat on UN Human Rights Council (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/2-7jJGc-QqE/index.html)