Nine voted against and 14, including India, abstained. India’s abstention from the latest resolution on the Palestinian issue suppresses human rights of “all people”, Palestine’s Foreign Minister Dr. Riad Malki has said. However, on May 27, India abstained from voting on the resolution, which is aimed at securing Israel’s compliance with international human rights. “The resolution is not an aberration to the Human Rights Council. It is the consolidation of years and thorough investigations into and reporting on Israel’s grave violations by States, United Nations experts, Human Rights Treaty bodies, and international organisations...Therefore, your abstention stifles the important work of Human Rights Council at advancing human rights for all peoples, including those of the Palestinian people,” wrote Dr. Malki.

Source: The Hindu June 02, 2021 12:11 UTC