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Neighbourhood, not Ukraine war, should be India’s priority now
2 years, 8 months ago

Neighbourhood, not Ukraine war, should be India’s priority now

Firstpost  

At a time when there are suggestions for India to play a peacemaker’s role in the Ukraine war, the South Asian neighbourhood — from Pakistan on the land-side to Sri Lanka on the Oceanfront — is in trouble Irony but true. At a time when there are suggestions, if not outright calls, for India to play a peacemaker’s role between …

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Russia Not the Only Nation Suspended from UNHRC; A Look at UN Human Rights Council's Role, Structure
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia Not the Only Nation Suspended from UNHRC; A Look at UN Human Rights Council's Role, Structure

News 18  

Russia on Thursday was suspended from the United Nations Human Rights Council over the country’s military aggression in eastern Ukraine, as the latest reports show the horror of massacre in Bucha, 37 km from capital Kyiv, in which more than 300 have already been killed in the region alone by the Russian troops. The United Nations Human Rights Council is …

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Russia’s suspension from UN Human Rights Council ‘meaningful step’ by global community: US President Joe Biden
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia’s suspension from UN Human Rights Council ‘meaningful step’ by global community: US President Joe Biden

The Hindu  

U. S. President Joe Biden has lauded the suspension of Russia, a veto-wielding permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, from the world organisation's leading human rights body, saying this "meaningful step" by the international community has further demonstrated how President Vladimir Putin’s war has made his country an “international pariah”. The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on April …

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Russia isn't the only country to be removed from UN Human Rights Council: How does a suspension work and why it's significant
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia isn't the only country to be removed from UN Human Rights Council: How does a suspension work and why it's significant

Firstpost  

In the 193-member United Nations General Assembly, 93 nations voted in favour of the resolution to remove Russia from the human rights council, in response to Moscow’s invasion and alleged rights abuses in Ukraine. Russia is only the second nation after Libya whose membership has been suspended In a big blow to Russia, the United Nations General Assembly voted to …

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UN suspends Russia from UNHRC, India abstains
2 years, 8 months ago

UN suspends Russia from UNHRC, India abstains

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over reports of "gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights" by invading Russian troops in Ukraine. The resolution, “Suspension of the rights of membership of the Russian Federation in the Human Rights Council”, was tabled after the world was shocked by …

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Chosen the Side of Peace, Says India on Abstention in UNGA on Russia's Suspension from UNHRC
2 years, 8 months ago

Chosen the Side of Peace, Says India on Abstention in UNGA on Russia's Suspension from UNHRC

News 18  

Abstaining in the UN General Assembly on a vote to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, India on Thursday asserted that if it has "chosen" any side, it is the side of "peace and it is for an immediate end to violence." India has abstained on the resolution with regard to suspension of the Russian Federation from the …

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Opinion: The UN is flawed, and Russia’s war on Ukraine is exposing all of its imperfections
2 years, 8 months ago

Opinion: The UN is flawed, and Russia’s war on Ukraine is exposing all of its imperfections

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. Frida Ghitis CNN The West, led by the United States and other NATO members, has been arming Ukraine’s defenders and imposing harsh economic sanctions on Russia. That’s why on Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, …

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Stand on UNHR’s Palestine Resolution Not New: MEA Amid Criticism
3 years, 6 months ago

Stand on UNHR’s Palestine Resolution Not New: MEA Amid Criticism

The Quint  

During a press briefing, Bagchi stated, “Palestine wrote similar letters to all countries who abstained. I think that explains our position quite clearly and addresses these questions.” Besides India, 13 other countries abstained during the UNHRC resolution which proposed to establish a commission of Inquiry into violations carried out by Israeli forces in Gaza, and the systematic abuses levied on …

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UNHRC Adopts Resolution Against Sri Lanka's Rights Record; Pak, China Vote in Favour
3 years, 9 months ago

UNHRC Adopts Resolution Against Sri Lanka's Rights Record; Pak, China Vote in Favour

News 18  

The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday adopted a resolution against Sri Lanka's rights record, in a setback to Colombo, which made determined efforts to garner international support ahead of the voting. Sri Lanka described the draft resolution as "unwarranted, unjustified and in violations of the relevant articles of the United Nations' Charter" India urged that the government …

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