In protest against the Israeli attack in Gaza, a resolution was brought in the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday, in which voting was done to immediately cease war with Israel and declare it a criminal, but 13 countries including India distanced themselves from it and Did not participate in voting.
The resolution sought to hold Israel accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
A total of 28 countries voted in favor of the resolution on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Gaza Strip, while a total of six countries, including the United States and Germany, voted against the resolution. 13 countries including India did not participate in the voting.
The countries that voted in favor of the resolution held the Western countries supplying arms to Israel responsible for this chaotic situation.
The resolution also called for an arms embargo on Israel and said that all countries should immediately stop the sale and transfer of weapons and other military equipment to Israel in order to stop violations of international humanitarian law and human rights. Could. With this proposal, many representatives of the council were seen celebrating and clapping.
The resolution also demanded that Israel immediately lift its illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip. The Council adopted a draft resolution on ‘The human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and the responsibility to ensure accountability and justice’, with 28 votes in favour.
Thirteen countries, including India, France, Japan, the Netherlands and Romania, abstained during the voting on the resolution. Those voting against the resolution included Argentina, Bulgaria, Germany and the United States. The countries that voted in favor of the resolution also included Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Qatar, South Africa, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam.