The General Assembly voted Russia off the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, a stunning rebuke to the country which is increasingly being accused of war crimes over its atrocities in Syria.

The 193-member General Assembly elected 14 members to 47-nation council, the UN’s main body charged with promoting and protecting human rights.

Russia, which received 112 votes, lost its regional seat to Hungary, with 144 votes, and Croatia with 112 votes.

Russia’s mission to the UN did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China, Brazil, Rwanda, Hungary, Cuba, South Africa, Japan, Tunisia, the US and UK all won seats on the council. Guatemala was the only country running for a seat beside Russia to not be elected.

“In rejecting Russia’s bid for re-election to the Human Rights Council, UN member states have sent a strong message to the Kremlin about its support for a regime that has perpetrated so much atrocity in Syria,” said Louis Charbonneau, UN director at Human Rights Watch. “Next year, UN member states should make sure that all regional groups have real competition so no one is guaranteed victory.”

Britain’s Human Rights Minister Baroness Anelay said she was delighted with her country’s re-election to the council.

“The UK has been a strong advocate of the vital work of the Council since its inception, and we are honored to continue to serve as a member,” Anelay said in statement.