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India, 7 other nations urge UN Human Rights body to play 'responsible' role

Joint release said that across the world, the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic requires extraordinary and unprecedented measures

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3 min read Last Updated : Jun 06 2020 | 11:24 AM IST

Eight countries including India, while responding to a release issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights, have urged the world body to play a "responsible role".

A joint press release issued by the Permanent Mission of India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam said the primary focus of their governments in these "unprecedented times is to ensure that precious lives, particularly of the most vulnerable, are not lost to Covid-19".

"The OHCHR needs to recognize this and play a responsible role in a manner that adds to rather than detracts from

Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown Human Rights UN human rights United Nations Human Rights Council

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