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India was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHCR) on Friday, The Times of India reported.
India received 188 votes in the Asia-Pacific category after the UN's 193-member General Assembly voted to elect new members into the top human rights' body.
18 new members were elected by absolute majority through a secret ballot. Their terms will run for three years beginning January 1.
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Earlier in July, the United Nations Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued its first-ever report documenting human rights abuse by Indian occupation forces in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IOK).
The report showed mass protests which erupted after the killing of Burhan Wani in 2016 and the brutal use of pellet guns against protesters.
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India's Minister for External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj tweeted a 'congratulatory' message from her official Twitter account saying:
I am happy to inform that India has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council with highest number of votes. We have secured 188 votes out of 193.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) October 13, 2018
This article originally appeared in Times of India.
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