UN Human Rights Council Supports Israel Arms Embargo

GENEVA – The UN Human Rights Council (HAM) approved a resolution calling for it arms embargo to Israel . The resolution received support from several countries Europe but rejected by Bahrain who previously supported the action.

The resolution passed with support 32-6 and contains strong language against Israeli human rights practices.

“Call on UN member states to stop transferring weapons where there is a clear risk that such weapons could be used to commit or facilitate serious violations or violations of international human rights law or serious violations of international humanitarian law,” the resolution exclaims as such. quoted from The New Arab, Thursday (25/3/2021).

In total, six countries – Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Malawi and Togo – opposed the resolution, while Bahrain, for the first time, did not attend.

Previous resolutions criticizing Israeli practices and human rights abuses have received high levels of support from Bahrain.

Also read: Saudi Arabia and Kuwait condemn Israel’s abuses at the UN Human Rights Council

For information, Israel and Bahrain have normalized relations in September 2020.

Other countries that “abstain” are the Bahamas, the Czech Republic, India, the Marshall Islands, Nepal, the Philippines, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

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