{"id":39403,"date":"2021-03-25T05:22:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T05:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=39403"},"modified":"2021-03-25T05:22:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T05:22:35","slug":"india-abstains-in-un-human-rights-council-vote-on-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/india-abstains-in-un-human-rights-council-vote-on-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"India abstains in UN Human Rights Council vote on Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>India recently abstained from a crucial vote on Sri Lanka\u2019s rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resolution on \u2018Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka\u2019 was, however, adopted after 22 states of the 47-member Council voted in its favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lanka, which had earlier deemed the resolution \u201cpolitically motivated\u201d, was quick to reject the UN move to collect and preserve evidence of war crimes in the country, committed by the armed forces and the LTTE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sri Lanka resolution was the first to be voted on using the extraordinary e-voting procedures established for the UNHRC 46th Session, which has been held virtually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India recently abstained from a crucial vote on Sri Lanka\u2019s rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The resolution on \u2018Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka\u2019 was, however, adopted after 22 states of the 47-member Council voted in its favour. 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