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India abstains in UNHRC resolution on deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine due to Russian aggression

India abstained in the UN Human Rights Council on a resolution on the deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression, in which the Council reiterated its demand for an immediate cessation of military hostilities. Since January this year, India has abstained on procedural votes and draft resolutions in the UN Security Council, the General Assembly and …

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India Abstains in UNHRC Resolution on Deteriorating Human Rights Situation in Ukraine Due to Russian Aggression

India abstained in the UN Human Rights Council on a resolution on the deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression, in which the Council reiterated its demand for an immediate cessation of military hostilities. Since January this year, India has abstained on procedural votes and draft resolutions in the UN Security Council, the General Assembly, and …

India And 10 Other Nations Abstain From Voting On UNHRC Ukraine Resolution

India, Pakistan and 10 other nations abstained from voting on a UN Human Rights Council resolution which aimed to address the situation in Ukraine caused due to Russia’s ‘aggression’ on Ukraine. The resolution wanted an additional mandate for the Commission of Inquiry established earlier which will probe human rights violations committed by the Russian army in the cities of Kyiv, …

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

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 …

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 …

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

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, …

Russian Ambassador to the UN, Gennady Gatilov, and envoys from China, Syria, and Venezuela, among other nations, stayed in the room and looked on as their colleagues walked out of the session. "We greatly appreciate all your support," Filipenko said while addressing the press, surrounded by diplomats from the other countries who expressed their solidarity with Ukraine. The envoys were …