The official emphasized that "the Human Rights Council elections yesterday does not reflect the will of the people."
"There were countries that were bullied, there were countries that were threatened to not vote for Russia," Tesfamariam said, adding that the US was the main country behind the pressure tactics.
Tesfamariam said the results of the vote indicate a small number of countries "are allowed to run the system," a situation that could jeopardize UN's legitimacy, efficacy and credibility.