Sri Lanka Un Resolution

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  India Abstains As UN Human Rights Body Adopts Resolution On Sri Lanka

  India stressed that it will work with Sri Lanka and the international community to attain the related objectives of legitimate aspirations of Tamils of Sri Lanka and prosperity for all Sri Lankans.

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

  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.

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

  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.

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

  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...

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

  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.

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  UN Human Rights Panel Concerned Over Narrowing Individual Protection In Sri Lanka

  Mr Sirisena had agreed to a UN Human Rights Council resolution in October 2015 which called for special tribunals and reparations for victims and gave Sri Lanka 18 months to establish credible investigations. But the deadline lapsed without those commitments being met.

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  Sri Lanka Raises Concerns Over UN Draft Resolution

  Sri Lanka today raised concerns over the text of a draft resolution on the country's civil war which is to be tabled during the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.

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  Act on UN Resolution on Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa Urges PM Narendra Modi

  Hours after getting a resolution passed in the Assembly today on the Sri Lankan issue, seeking an international probe into allegations of war crimes in that country, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa urged PM Modi to take immediate action over it.

• Sri Lanka Wins Backing of 22 Nations Against UN Rights Probe

  Sri Lanka has won the backing of 22 nations in its battle against the United Nation's war crimes probe into the country's human rights record during its brutal civil war.

• 'Sri Lanka to Implement UN Resolution Demands Except International Probe'

  President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said Sri Lanka is in the process of implementing all demands made by the sponsors of the UNHRC resolution against it except for allowing an international probe into alleged human rights violations during the last phase of the war with the LTTE.

• Action against us unnecessary: Sri Lanka's envoy on UN resolution

  India yesterday abstained from the vote at the United Nations session in Geneva which calls for an international investigation into alleged war crimes in the final stage of the island's civil war which ended in 2009.

• India should have supported UN resolution against Sri Lanka: Chidambaram

  A day after India chose to abstain from voting on a United Nations resolution against Sri Lanka that sought an international investigation into the alleged war crimes during the final phase of the island's civil war which ended in 2009, Union Minister P Chidambaram said "personally, I feel India should have supported the resolution."

• Top US official in Sri Lanka ahead of key human rights resolution

  A top US official arrived in Colombo today for talks with Sri Lankan leaders ahead of a key UN vote on the country's human rights record.

• Chairperson's mike broken, Rajya Sabha session ends with unruly scenes

  Shouting slogans, squatting on the floor, trooping to the well of the house, and damaging the Chairperson's mike - this was how some of our MPs thought fit to protest against the government today. The DMK and AIADMK MPs were protesting against the government for "not making efforts" for a stronger resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC yesterday...

• Read the UN resolution on Sri Lanka

  India was among 25 countries that voted against Sri Lanka today at the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva.