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India abstains from voting against China in UN: Rights of Uighur Muslims rejected
Granthshala | 08/10/2022 08:31 PM | Click to read full article
UNHRC rejected a proposal to debate the status of Uighur Muslims in China. In this, out of 47 members of the council, 17 voted in favour of the proposal and 19 against it. 11 countries including India, Brazil, Mexico and Ukraine did not participate in the voting.
Since 2017, China has been accused of human rights violations and suppressing the Muslim community in the UNHRC.
