UNHRC vote on Sri Lanka’s Human right records
- March 24, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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UNHRC vote on Sri Lanka’s Human right records
Subject: International Relations
Context: A total of 22 countries out of 47 members of UNHRC voted for the resolution that was very critical of Sri Lanka’s failure to address human rights violations that occurred during the civil war.
Concept:
- Eleven countries, including Bangladesh, China and Pakistan, voted against the resolution, while 14 countries, including India, Indonesia, Japan and Nepal, abstained.
- The resolution called on it to hold human rights abusers to account and deliver justice to victims of its 26-year civil war (1983-2009).
India’s Stand on Previous Resolutions Against Sri Lanka:
- India voted against Sri Lanka in 2012.
- India abstained in 2014.