Twenty five countries vote in favour of US Draft Resolution against Sri Lanka

The US Draft Resolution against Sri Lanka was adopted at the United Nations Human Rights Council Sessions in Geneva a short while ago.
Twenty five voted in favour of the resolution, thirteen against and eight countries abstained from voting.






Countries voted in favor of the US sponsored resolution :
1. Benin
2. Libya
3. Sierra Leone
4. India
5. Republic of Korea
6. Argentina
7. Brazil
8. Chile
9. Costa Rica
10. Guatemala
11. Peru
12. Austria
13. Germany
14. Ireland
15. Italy
16. Spain
17. Switzerland
18. USA
19. Czech Republic
20. Estonia
21. Monte Negro
22. Poland
23. Moldova
24. Romania
25. Ivory Coast

Countries voted against US sponsored resolution :
1. Mauritius
2. Indonesia
3. Kuwait
4. Maldives
5. Pakistan
6. Qatar
7. Thailand
8. United Arab Emirates
9. Ecuador
10. Venezuela
11. Uganda
12. Philippines
13. Congo

Countries abstained from voting :
1. Ethiopia
2. Angola
3. Botswana
4. Burkina Faso
5. Kenya
6. Japan
7. Kazakhstan
8. Malaysia