Votes in favour of and against the US drafted resolution on SL

Twenty four (24) countries voted in the favour of the US drafted resolution at the 19th UNHRC session in Geneva a short while ago.

However, fifteen (15) countries voted against the resolution while eight (8) abstained. 



In the favour of the US resolution : 

Benin
Cameroon 
Libya
Mauritius
Nigeria
India
Chile
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Mexico
Peru
Uruguay
Austria 
Belgium 
Italy
Norway 
Spain
Switzerland
United States 
Czech Republic
Hungary 
Poland 
Moldova
Romania 


Against the resolution: 

Congo
Mauritania
Uganda
Bangladesh
China
Indonesia
Kuwait
Maldives
Philippines 
Qatar 
Saudi Arabia
Thailand 
Cuba
Ecuador 
Russia


Abstained countries: 

Angola
Botswana 
Burkina Faso 
Djibouti
Senegal
Jordan
Kyrgyzstan
Malaysia