Un Human Rights

"Gross Betrayal Of Tamils": P Chidambaram Shreds Centre Over Lanka Issue

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 24, 2021

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today urged the people of Tamil Nadu to punish the AIADMK-BJP alliance in the upcoming state assembly elections for abstaining from the UN Human Rights Council vote on Sri Lanka.

India Abstains From Voting At UN Human Rights Council On Sri Lanka Resolution

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 23, 2021

India, which abstained during the vote on a strong resolution against Sri Lanka's human rights practices at the UNHRC, on Tuesday urged Colombo to fulfill its commitments on the devolution of political authority, to carry forward the process of reconciliation and address the aspirations of the Tamil community in the island nation.

"Serious Concern": UN Rights Council Adopts Resolution Against Sri Lanka

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 23, 2021

The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday criticised the erosion of judicial independence, marginalisation of minorities and impunity in Sri Lanka, and urged the UN to ramp up evidence-gathering.

Sri Lanka Faces Key UN Rights Body Resolution, Hopes For Indian Support

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 21, 2021

Sri Lanka will face a critical resolution at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday which is being seen as an acid test for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amidst allegations that his government's initiatives had "repeatedly failed" to ensure justice for the victims and promote reconciliation after the end of the armed conflict with the LTTE...

UN Human Rights Body Must Pay Attention To Pak's Deplorable Record: India

India News | ANI | Tuesday March 16, 2021

India on Monday called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold Pakistan accountable for its state-sponsored violation of human rights of its people.

UN Experts Urge International Probe In Navalny Poisoning

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 2, 2021

UN human rights experts called Monday for an international probe into the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his immediate release as the EU approved sanctions on four senior Russian officials involved in the detention.

Time To Assess Achievements, Failures Of UN Human Rights Council: India

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 27, 2021

India on Friday said it is time to assess the achievements and failures of the Human Rights Council and deliberate on the ways to strengthen and reform the UN organ so as to help it achieve its objectives.

"Showed Utmost Respect To Protesting Farmers": India At UN Human Rights Council

India News | ANI | Saturday February 27, 2021

The Government has shown the utmost respect for protests by farmers and has remained engaged in dialogue with them to address their concerns pertaining to the Farm Laws, said India on Friday.

China Defends Sri Lanka's Human Rights Record At UN Human Rights Council

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 26, 2021

China on Friday expressed support to Sri Lanka at the UNHRC as it faced a resolution expressing serious concern over the rights situation in the island nation, saying Beijing was opposed to the use of human rights issues to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

"US Will Seek Election To UN Human Rights Council For 2022-24 Term": Antony Blinken

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 24, 2021

The United States is seeking election to the UN Human Rights Council, three years after former president Donald Trump's administration withdrew, the US top diplomat told the rights body Wednesday.

Sri Lanka Seeks Indian Support Ahead Of Key UN Human Rights Council Sessions

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 19, 2021

Sri Lanka has officially sought India's support ahead of next week's UNHRC sessions on the island nation's rights and accountability record, a top foreign ministry bureaucrat told a state-run channel here on Friday.

"Exercise Maximum Restraint": UN Human Rights Body On Farmer Protests

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday February 5, 2021

Amid renewed international attention on the two-month-long farmers' protest in India, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights or OHCHR on Friday called on both the government and the demonstrators to exercise maximum restraint.

In First, UN Rights Body To Vote On President After Standoff

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 15, 2021

The UN Human Rights Council will this week hold an unprecedented secret ballot to pick its president after China and others blocked a candidate from Fiji considered a rights champion, sources and analysts said.

Violations Of Law Cannot Be Condoned: India To UN Human Rights Body Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 21, 2020

India on Tuesday strongly reacted to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's concern over restrictions on NGOs and arrest of activists, saying violations of law cannot be condoned under the pretext of human rights and a more informed view of the matter was expected of the UN body.

Pakistan, China, Russia Win Seats On UN Rights Body; US Upset

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 15, 2020

Pakistan along with China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the UN Human Rights Council despite strong opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records.