November 16, 2016 12:51 PM

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UN committee passes Ukraine-sponsored resolution in Crimea

United National General Assembly's committee on humanitarian and social issues has passed a Ukraine-sponsored resolution condemning the situation with human rights in Crimea. The resolution was supported by 73 states, including US, UK, Canada and European Union countries. A total of 23 countries, including India, China, Russia, Armenia and Belarus, voted against. 76 countries abstained. <br/><br/>The four-page document, put forward by Ukraine, condemns alleged discrimination and human rights abuses against residents of Crimea, including the Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian minorities. The resolution will be brought before the UN General Assembly next month and is almost certain to be adopted by a similar vote.<br/>However, Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department for Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights, Anatoly Viktorov, said, the resolution has nothing to do with the real situation in Crimea, as well as the opinion and interests of the peninsula residents.

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