India re-elected to UNHRC for 6th term with huge majority

“India re-elected to @UN_HRC (2022-24) for 6th term with an overwhelming majority. Heartfelt gratitude for the membership of @UN for expressing your faith in India (sic),” tweeted India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

We will continue to work for the promotion and protection of human rights through #Samvad #Samvad #Sahyog #Samman #Samvad #Sahyog.

The United Nations General Assembly was elected by secret ballot by Argentina, Benin, Cameroon, Eritrea, Finland, Gambia, Honduras, India, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Montenegro, Paraguay, Qatar, Somalia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

The US joined the group more than three years after the Trump administration abandoned the 47-member body over chronic prejudice against Israel and a lack of reform.

The United States, which was unopposed, received 168 votes in a secret ballot by the 193-member General Assembly. It begins a three-year term on January 1 – pitting Washington against Beijing and Moscow, which started the council’s terms this year.

China and some of its allies, including Belarus and Venezuela, have taken advantage of the US’s absence from the council to push joint statements supporting Beijing’s actions in Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet, and “human rights violations” in Western countries. Condemned, including against Swadeshi. Canadian.

For Thursday’s vote, non-governmental organizations accused regional groups of sewing a “legitimate mask” rather than an actual contest on the council, by presenting candidates similar to those with vacant seats.

The council is made up of 47 member states. Over the years, the body has been criticized for allowing authoritarian governments to participate.

Human Rights Council candidates are chosen across geographic groups to ensure equal representation. There was no competitive race on Thursday to elect 13 new members and re-elect five members. Members cannot serve more than two consecutive terms.