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, as 76 countries abstained, 26 opposed, and 70 supported the motion.
Among those who voted against the resolution were Russia, China, India, Iran, Serbia, and Belarus; while the US and its allies approved. In all, countries representing nearly half the world's population rejected the document.
The resolution called on Russia, described as an "occupying power," to "take all necessary measures to immediately put an end to all violations and infringements of human rights against the inhabitants of the Crimea." It also called on the country to rescind the "illegal establishment of laws, jurisdiction and management by the Russian Federation" in Crimea, and to provide "accessibility of education in the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages." In addition, it requires Russia to annul its recognition of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People as an extremist organization.
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