Unhrc 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.

• 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...

• 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.

• Chidambaram hints at likely vote against Sri Lanka at UN meet

  Barely 24 hours after DMK chief M Karunanidhi warned of pulling out his ministers from the cabinet over the Lankan Tamils issue, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today hinted at a possible vote against Sri Lanka at a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) later this month.

• Students on hunger strike demand India should vote against Sri Lanka at UN meet

  Protests by college students in Tamil Nadu on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue continued today in a bid to mount pressure on India to vote against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council meet in Geneva later this month. Several political parties, including the Congress, have already asked the Centre to support the US-sponsored resolution against Sri La...

• Highlights: We don't play big brother, says Salman Khurshid on Lanka Tamils issue

  External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid replied to the DMK's demands that Centre should clear its stand on the Lankan Tamils issue. The party has stepped up pressure on the govt to vote against Sri Lanka at the United Nations over alleged war crimes. Here are the highlights of what Salman Khurshid said:

• India should vote against Sri Lanka at UN, Karunanidhi reiterates

  The DMK in Tamil Nadu is mounting pressure on the Centre to vote against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The US is moving a motion against Sri Lanka on war crimes and rights violations against Tamil civilians during the final phase of the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

• India introduced 'element of balance' in UN resolution: PM writes to Rajapaksa

  Seeking to mollify Sri Lanka after the vote against it in United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today wrote to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, telling him that India made all efforts and succeeded in introducing an "element of balance" in the US-sponsored resolution.

• India explains its stand on Sri Lanka resolution

  After India voted against Sri Lanka today on the US-sponsored resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council, it explained its position behind the move. In a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi said that despite it backing the resolution, it firmly believes that the onus for promoting and protecting human rights i...