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Philippines votes against UN resolution on Rohingya crisis

Discussion in 'News from The Philippines' started by Bootsonground, Sep 28, 2019.

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    MANILA—The Philippines has voted against a United Nations (UN) resolution that seeks to end human rights abuses of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar.

    Only the Philippines and China opposed the resolution, which was adopted during the 42nd regular session of UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland Thursday.


    A total of 37 member states voted in favor of the resolution, which calls upon Myanmar to ensure the protection of the human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities.

    Angola, Cameroon, Congo, India, Japan, Nepal and Ukraine abstained from voting.
    Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. had said the country should have abstained from voting the draft text, which urges Myanmar to grant full citizenship rights to Rohingya Muslims, who are treated by Buddhists as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.

    He had said that voting in favor of the draft resolution would "kill" the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where Myanmar is a member.
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