India Enters UN Human Rights Commission
UN without India as a permanent member of the Security Council is not only lacks moral authority but also hardly effective.
Though India on Friday was given a grand entry into UN Human Rights Council by members giving 188 votes in the Asia Pacific category.
India has been appointed for a period of three years from 2019 to 2022. India reportedly got highest number of votes among all the other candidate nations.
India was voted for a seat in the Asia-Pacific category. Along with India, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Fiji and the Philippines also staked a claim in the same regional group.
The new members will serve a term of three years beginning January 1, 2019. India had previously been elected to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council for the 2011-2014 and 2014-2017 terms.
Its last tenure had ended on December 31, 2017 and in accordance with the rules, it was not eligible for immediate re-election since it had already served two consecutive terms.
On the basis of equitable geographical distribution, council seats are allocated to the five regional groups as follows: African States, 13 seats; Asia-Pacific States, 13 seats; Eastern European States, 6 seats; Latin American and Caribbean States, 8 seats; and Western European and other States, 7 seats.
