India and 14 other countries have been elected to Council...
India was not in competition for the seat since there were four countries and four seats for the Asia block. With 189 countries voting, Indonesia received 184 votes, Philippines 183, India 181 and Kuwait 166.
Other countries to be elected to the Council included Burkina Faso, Botswana, Congo, Benin, Czech Republic, Romania, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Italy and Austria. These countries will begin their term on June 19 for a three year term.
U.N. Watch, a Geneva-based group that monitors the U.N., said that Burkina Faso, India, Philippines and Indonesia had questionable qualifications to be on the human rights body. It also said that Congo and Kuwait were unqualified to sit on the Council. India was the world’s largest democracy with multicultural society. India should play a positive and leadership role on the Council. India is ranked as “Free” in the 2011 report published by the New York-based Freedom House, which an independent watchdog that supports the expansion of freedom.[PTI]
Other countries to be elected to the Council included Burkina Faso, Botswana, Congo, Benin, Czech Republic, Romania, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Italy and Austria. These countries will begin their term on June 19 for a three year term.
U.N. Watch, a Geneva-based group that monitors the U.N., said that Burkina Faso, India, Philippines and Indonesia had questionable qualifications to be on the human rights body. It also said that Congo and Kuwait were unqualified to sit on the Council. India was the world’s largest democracy with multicultural society. India should play a positive and leadership role on the Council. India is ranked as “Free” in the 2011 report published by the New York-based Freedom House, which an independent watchdog that supports the expansion of freedom.[PTI]
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