India Elected To UN Human Right’s Body For 3 Years From Jan 2019 Onwards

New Delhi: India on Friday was elected to the United Nations’ top human rights body, for a period of 3 years commencing from January 1, 2019. The elections for selecting new members to UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) were held at the United Nations. In the electoral process, 193-members of the UN General Assembly took part.

India received an impressive188 votes in the Asia-Pacific category. A total of 18 new members were elected by the absolute majority through a secret ballot. A minimum of 97 votes were needed by a country to get elected to the Council.

Notably, India wanted a seat in the Asia Pacific category.  Other contenders vying for the seat were Bahrain, Bangladesh, Fiji and Philippines. However, India’s election to the Council was all but certain as there were only five nations vying for the five seats in the Asia Pacific category.

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