A resolution was passed in Human Rights Council of United Nations (UN) to stop the siege, starvation and indiscriminate bombing of civilians in Eastern Ghouta.
Pakistan didn’t participate in this voting, reflecting that it’s siding with the Syrian Regime.
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— jamilbehram (@jamilbehram) March 6, 2018
The resolution was passed with 29 favourable votes with only 4 countries against it, but 14 states chose to support the slaughter through their silence.
UN Human Rights Council votes 29 to 4 to stop slaughter & starvation of civilians in Eastern Ghouta.
China, Cuba, Venezuela, Burundi turned their back & voted no.
(Russia had been voted off the Council because of its conduct in Syria.)
Plus many abstainers in face of slaughter. pic.twitter.com/OKfSKNl4Pi— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) March 5, 2018
Countries which supported the resolution includes:
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- Afghanistan
- Australia
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Chile
- Cote D’ivoire
- Croatia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Hungary
- Japan
- Mexico
- Panama
- Peru
- Qatar
- Republic of Korea
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Ukraine
- UAE
- UK
- USA
Watch UN Human Rights Chief #Zeid speak about the war in #Syria at the Human Rights Council #HRC37: pic.twitter.com/HOihxpvTnJ
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) March 2, 2018
Countries which remained absent:
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- Angola
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- South Africa
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Countries which opposed the resolution:
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- China
- Cuba
- Venezuela
- Burundi