An independent commission has been set up by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate possible human rights violations by Russia against Ukrainians.
The agency was given the go-ahead to investigate any possible human rights violations in the context of the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine, according to a statement from the agency.
The Human Rights Council condemned in the strongest possible terms the human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law that resulted from the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine.
According to the statement, the resolution called upon the Russian Federation to immediately end its human rights violations and abuses.
Thirty-two countries voted in favor of the resolution. Russia and Eritrea voted against it.
There have been calls from world leaders, advocacy groups, and other agencies to look into if human rights violations are being committed in Ukraine.
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Wednesday that he was launching an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine.
The decision of the International Criminal Court came after the US Secretary of State accused Russia of widespread human rights abuses.
Russia's invasion has damaged and destroyed schools, hospitals, radio stations, and homes, killing and injuring civilians, including children.
Human rights organizations have warned about the possibility of war crimes against Ukrainian citizens.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called a Russian missile strike on the city of Kharkiv a war crime and state terrorism.
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