Jerusalem, Nov 6 : Tel Aviv Friday deplored a UN resolution backing the Goldstone report that investigated human rights violations during the brief war between Israeli forces and Islamic militants in the Gaza Strip early this year.The UN resolution suggests if either of the two sides fail to launch a credible investigation, then the matter should be submitted to the Security Council, Xinhua reported.The...
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York, Nov 13 : More than 100 non-governmental organisations Thursday protested attempts by some governments to push through a UN resolution to save religion from defamation.Those NGOs said such a move, if it leads to a binding UN resolution, could give states more reasons to adopt new domestic laws clamping down on human rights and freedom of expression.The UN General Assembly's human rights committee...
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More than 100 non-governmental organisations on Thursday protested attempts by some governments to push through a UN resolution to save religion from defamation.Those NGOs said such a move, if it leads to a binding UN resolution, could give states more reasons to adopt new domestic laws clamping down on human rights and freedom of expression.The UN General Assembly's human rights committee was considering...
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than 100 non-governmental organisations Thursday protested attempts by some governments to push through a UN resolution to save religion from defamation.Those NGOs said such a move, if it leads to a binding UN resolution, could give states more reasons to adopt new domestic laws clamping down on human rights and freedom of expression.The UN General Assembly's human rights committee was considering...
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Israel on Friday rejected a UN resolution that called on it and the Palestinians to probe suspected war crimes committed during the Gaza war at the turn of the year."Israel rejects the resolution of the UN General Assembly, which is completely detached from realities on the ground that Israel must face," the foreign ministry said in a statement.The statement said that during the 22-day war, which killed...
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York: Most of the world's major weapons exporters, including the United States, have supported a UN resolution that calls for a treaty aimed at strengthening controls on the international arms trade.The UN General Assembly's first committee on disarmament and peace passed the resolution yesterday calling for a treaty by 153 votes to one, with 19 abstentions. Only Zimbabwe voted against it.The General...
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Most of the world's major weapons exporters, including the United States, supported a UN resolution that calls for a treaty aimed at strengthening controls on the international arms trade.The UN General Assembly's first committee on disarmament and peace passed the resolution on Friday calling for a treaty by 153 votes to one, with 19 abstentions. Only Zimbabwe voted against it.The General Assembly...
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of the world's major weapons exporters, including the United States, have supported a UN resolution that calls for a treaty aimed at strengthening controls on the international arms trade.The UN General Assembly's first committee on disarmament and peace passed the resolution on Friday calling for a treaty by 153 votes to one, with 19 abstentions. Only Zimbabwe voted against it.The General Assembly...
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voted in favour of a UN resolution endorsing the Goldstone report that requires Israel and Palestine to investigate war crimes in the Gaza Strip, after initially expressing reservations about it.Expressing support for the resolution, Indian Deputy Envoy to the United Nations, Manjeev Singh Puri told PTI, "Our commitment to the Palestinian cause is complete."Puri, however, noted that India could not...
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has rejected a UN resolution calling on it to independently investigate suspected war crimes during its military offensive in Gaza.An Israeli foreign ministry statement called the UN endorsement "completely detached from realities on the ground".It also said the 18 votes against the resolution, including the US, and the 44 abstentions, including many European countries, were the "moral majority".The...
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