Human Rights

With 42 member states lending their support, the draft resolution titled ‘Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination’ secured adoption within the Council. Notably, India stood alongside other nations in endorsing this resolution, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and upholding the Palestinian people's inherent right to self-determination.

Alongside India, countries like France, Japan, the Netherlands, and Romania also abstained, while those opposing the resolution included Argentina, Bulgaria, Germany, and the US. Nations supporting the resolution encompassed Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Qatar, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.

The CAA, which was implemented by the Indian government last week, enables the granting of citizenship to undocumented migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who are non-Muslim and arrived in India before December 31, 2014. Assurances were provided by the government through a press statement, stating that the CAA does not affect the citizenship status of Indian Muslims, who enjoy equal rights alongside Hindus.

Jaishankar stressed the importance of collective action in addressing geopolitical challenges, emphasizing that credible and effective multilateralism requires urgent structural reforms. He reiterated India's unwavering dedication to promoting and safeguarding human rights globally.

"There has been 'significant progress' on negotiations to release hostages held by Hamas but there are issues still remaining," diplomatic sources familiar with the negotiations were quoted by CNN as saying.

The report issued on August 31, 2022, by former UN High Commissioner of Human Rights Michelle Bachelet highlighted "serious human rights violations" in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region amid what Beijing has described as steps to counter terrorism and religious extremism, the RFA reported.