PostGeneva War Begins

Rights groups, Diaspora upbeat but Government defiant

By Easwaran Rutnam

It was a session marred by allegations and counter allegations on Sri Lanka, but, in the end, the resolution on Sri Lanka submitted before the UN Human Rights Council was adopted, not before there was a bit of drama.

The draft resolution submitted by the United States and co-sponsored by 41 countries, including those who do not have voting rights in the Council, was adopted with 23 countries of the 47 member council voting for and 12 against while 12 abstained.

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