UN human rights council meeting in Geneva has rejected an American-led call for a debate on the report that accused Beijing of serious human rights abuses and possible crimes against humanity in Xinjiang province.
The 47-member by 19 to 17 rejected an American-led call for a debate on the report at the next human rights council in spring. Eleven countries abstained. A simple majority was required.
In the voting 11 were abstentions. Nepal voted against the proposal. The debate would have taken in March of next year. The United States, Canada, and Britain were among the countries that brought the motion. In South Asia, India abstained, but Nepal and Pakistan voted against the resolution. Among Muslim countries, Indonesia, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates also cast a negative ballot.
