Discrimination, enmity or violence… Pakistan presented resolution in United Nations, India supported

A draft resolution presented in the United Nations Human Rights Council against the Holy Quran burning incident in Sweden has been approved. The draft resolution was presented by Pakistan on behalf of IOC, an organization of 57 countries. India has also supported it. The draft is titled ‘Combating Religious Hate that Promotes Discrimination, Enmity or Violence’. There were 28 countries in favor of the proposal in the 47-member council. Seven abstained and 12 countries voted against. Belgium, Britain, America, France, Germany, Belgium, Finland voted against the resolution.

India on Wednesday voted in favor of a draft resolution tabled in the UN Human Rights Council, which condemns and strongly rejects recent “public and premeditated” acts of desecration of the Holy Quran. The Geneva-based 47-member UN Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution ‘Combating religious hatred promoting discrimination, enmity or violence’, with 28 members voting in favor, seven abstaining and 12 countries voting against. .

India voted in favor of a resolution that condemns and strongly rejects recent public and premeditated acts of desecration of the Holy Quran, and calls for the perpetrators of these acts of religious hatred to be held accountable in line with the obligations of states. underlines the need. Those who voted in favor of the international human rights law resolution included Bangladesh, China, Cuba, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Qatar, Ukraine and UAE. Countries that voted against the resolution included Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. were involved.

🔴BREAKING

The @UN🇺🇳 Human Rights Council adopted draft resolution L.23 (as orally revised) entitled “Countering religious hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence.”

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