India Abstains From UNHRC Resolution On Sri Lanka

• 24 Mar 2021

• India on 23 March 2021 abstained from a crucial vote on Sri Lanka’s rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
• The resolution on ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ was, however, adopted after 22 states of the 47-member Council voted in its favour.
• 14 countries, including India, Japan and Nepal abstained from voting, while 11 countries, including China, Pakistan, Russia and Bangladesh, that voted against the resolution.