Un Vote Against Sri Lanka

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

  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.

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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.

• Sri Lanka frees Indian fishermen after UN vote abstention

  Sri Lanka's president on Friday ordered the release of Indian fishermen detained for poaching after New Delhi surprisingly refused to back a US-led censure motion against Colombo at the UN's top rights body.

• India was never against Sri Lanka: Indian envoy to UN speaks to NDTV

  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.

• 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."

• 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.

• India votes against Sri Lanka; not good enough, says Karunanidhi

  India was among 25 countries that voted against Sri Lanka today at the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva. However, contrary to the government's announcement yesterday, India did not move any amendments to the resolution sponsored by the US.

• India votes against Sri Lanka, but skips amendments to US-backed resolution at UNHRC

  India has voted for the resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva. 25 countries have voted for the US-backed resolution that addresses alleged war crimes by Lankan forces during the country's civil war with the Tamil Tigers. India has called for an "independent and credible investigation into allegations of human...

• Voting begins on UN resolution on Sri Lanka

  The UN Human Rights Council has begun voting on the US-backed resolution against Sri Lanka in Geneva today. Sources have told NDTV that India will move an amendment to the resolution calling for a "Credible and independent investigation which is acceptable to the international community."

• Sri Lanka rejects US resolution, says it draws disproportionate attention

  The Sri Lankan government decided to reject the final draft of a US resolution submitted at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and seek a vote among members, the external affairs ministry said on Wednesday.

• Karunanidhi blames India for weak UN resolution on Sri Lanka

  DMK chief M Karunanidhi who quit the Prime Minister's coalition has blamed India for what he describes as a weak UN resolution against Sri Lanka. A vote on the resolution, which is sponsored by the US and deals with alleged atrocities against the country's Tamil civilians, will be held later this week.

• UN readies for vote on Sri Lanka: five-point cheatsheet

  The United Nations is gearing up for a vote on Sri Lanka this week that will hold it accountable for alleged war crimes against its ethnic Tamil population during the final phases of the bloody civilian war against the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The US, which is sponsoring the motion against Colombo, has circulated a draft of th...

• Diluted US resolution against Sri Lanka forced DMK to act

  The DMK, which quit the government this morning, has said two moves by the government could help it reconsider. Firstly, it wants India to introduce strong language in a US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Secondly, the DMK wants the Indian Parliament to adopt a resolution against Sri Lank...

• Congress ministers fail to broker peace with DMK over Sri Lanka

  The Prime Minister's fragile coalition is under new pressure. Senior partner DMK has threatened to withdraw its five ministers this week from the cabinet unless India asks the UN's top human rights body to hold Sri Lanka accountable for "genocide." Later this month, the UN's top human rights body will vote on a resolution by the US which criticizes...