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India votes against UNHRC resolution on Iran crackdownIndia voted against a UN Human Rights Council resolution condemning Iran's crackdown on anti-government protests, which demanded an end to ...
India at UNHRC: backs resolution on Afghanistan; votes for EthiopiaUnder the resolution, UNHRC has appointed a special rapporteur to monitor the situation of human rights in Afghanistan and present a writte...
India hits out at Pakistan, OIC for raising Kashmir issue at UN Human Rights CouncilExercising India's rights to respond to comments made by Pakistan and the OIC on Kashmir, Badhe said it does not need lessons from a "faile...
Lankan president says his govt will not succumb to UNHRC pressureThe UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution against Sri Lanka's rights record on March 23, giving the UN body a mandate to col...
UN begins monitoring Sri Lanka after adverse resolution at rights body, says new reportThe resolution titled 'Promotion of Reconciliation Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka' was adopted by the 47-member Human Rights ...
Sri Lanka trying to water down UNHRC resolution: HRWThe amendments affected by Sri Lankan tinkering include international participation in a justice mechanism and ending impunity.
Sri Lanka probe findings of 'serious nature': UN rights chief Zeid Raad Al HusseinSirisena's government has shown an attitude of cooperation with the UN systems in contrast to Rajapaksa, seeking to address some of the con...
India's stand at UNHRC a qualitative leap in ties: IsraelThe consolations were led by Secretary (East) at Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Anil Wadhwa, and his Israeli counterpart, Director Gen...
Sri Lanka wins backing of 22 nations against UN rights probeIndia backed the US-sponsored 2012 and 2013 UNHRC resolutions which pinned Colombo to a credible process of reconciliation with the Tamil m...
India's abstention from voting against Sri Lanka was for good of Tamils: Sujatha Singh, Foreign SecretaryIndia today justified its abstention from voting on the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC, saying the decision was dri...
US welcomes passage of UNHRC resolution on Sri LankaUS has welcomed the passage of UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka and said it sends a "clear message" to the Rajapaksa government.
Subramanian Swamy lauds govt stand on UNHRC resolution on Sri LankaSwamy today congratulated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for India not supporting the US-sponsored UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka.
UNHRC resolution: Pro-Tamil outfits step up pressure on CongressThe Tamil Nadu Congress Committee has responded by saying it will do 'whatever is necessary' to protect Tamils' interests in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka fails to get assurance from India on UNHRC resolutionThe draft resolution, tabled at the UNHRC in Geneva today, briefly figured during the 25-minute meeting Manmohan Singh had with Mahinda Raj...
Voting on UNHRC resolution beginsThe voting on US-sponsored draft resolution before UN Human Rights Council in (UNHRC) has begun.
- Resolution diluted because of India's accepting Colombo report: DMK
DMK's suggested amendments were not considered fully and therefore at this juncture, the party had announced its stand of pulling out of UPA
The Sri Lanka Question: India will have to balance human rights with strategic and political compulsionsMatching imperatives of human rights with strategic and domestic political compulsions is at the heart of the great game being played out i...
- Sushma Swaraj led parliamentary delegation to visit Sri Lanka
The visit, which had earlier been planned for late last year, had to be put off because of assembly elections in five states.
- We will not abide by UNHRC resolution: Sri Lanka
"We had taken a decision not to abide by the resolution irrespective of the result", external affairs minister G L Peiris told reporters.
- Support to UNHRC resolution will not affect ties with Lanka: Vayalar Ravi
Ravi said India supported the UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka keeping in mind Tamil sentiments, but assured that it would not affect rel...