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United Nations Human Rights
Council with Highest
Votes
India on October 12 has been elected to the United Nations’ top
human rights body in the Asia-Pacific category for a time period
of three years beginning January 1, 2019, attaining 188 votes, the
highest number of votes among all candidates.
The new members to the UN
Human Rights Council were
designated by 193-member
UN General Assembly. The 18
new members were elected
by the total majority through
a secret ballot. Countries
required a minimum of 97
votes to get elected to the
Council.
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Along with India, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Fiji, and the
Philippines has as well staked
a claim in the similar regional
group.
Following the election, India’s
Permanent Representative
to the UN Ambassador Syed
Akbaruddin told PTI that India’s
win with the highest number
of votes “reflects India’s
standing in the international
comity.”
India had earlier been
elected to the Geneva-
based Human Rights
Council for the 2011-2014
and 2014-2017 time period.