India abstained from the UN Human Rights Council on two resolutions.

India abstains on resolution on Sri Lanka

For the second year in a row, India abstained from voting on a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council seeking to strengthen the United Nations mandate to collect evidence of war crimes in Sri Lanka and expand monitoring of the island’s human rights situation. . up to two years.

Prior to the vote, Sri Lanka’s foreign minister said his government “firmly refuse” resolution “obviously useless“

The resolution entitled “Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka” was adopted by 20 votes in favor. 20 countries abstained, including India and Japan, among Sri Lanka’s main creditors, and 7, including China, also a major creditor, voted against.

India abstains on resolution on Xinjiang

India also abstained from a resolution that aims to regulate debate on the human rights situation in China’s Xinjiang region. The resolution was defeated by a narrow majority.

The day after the vote, a spokesman for India’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “India remains committed to upholding all human rights. India’s vote is in line with its long-held position that state-specific resolutions never help. India welcomes dialogue to address this issue“

India’s special rapporteur on the UN human rights council

On Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council appointed, for the first time, a person from Asia as special rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. Ashwini KP, an Indian, Dalit activist and professor of political science, will start his 3-year term on November 1.

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