UN Human Rights Council

UNHRC vote: Indian high commissioner visits Sri Lanka’s North-East

On: March 17, 2021

Jaffna: Gopal Bagay, the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, made a trip to the country’s North-East, the traditional Tamil homeland, ahead of a crucial vote on the island nation at the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council Session (UNHRC) in Geneva. During his visit on March 13,Continue Reading

Pakistan loses re-election bid for UN council

By: Matters India

On: October 29, 2015

In: International

United Nations: Pakistan lost its bid on Tuesday to be re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council when its current term ends this year. It polled just 105 votes in the 193-member General Assembly. Pakistan was considering running for the Council’s presidency next year, according to diplomatic sources, and hadContinue Reading