Published 10:59 Geneva
In a vote that took place today in Geneva, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a draft resolution (22/L1) on Sri Lanka entitled - 'Promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka'.
Twenty-five member states voted in favour of the resolution, whilst 13 votes against and 8 member states abstained. Gabon's vote did not register on the UNHRC's live voting screen.
The thirteen against: Congo, Ecuador, Indonesia, Kuwait, Maldives, Mauritania, Pakistan, Phillippines, Qatar, Thailand, Uganda, UAE, Venezuela.
Eight abstentions: Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia. Gabon's vote did not register on the screen. (**See update below)
The resolution was tabled by the United States together with 40 co-sponsors including: Austraia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and UK. The names of other final co-sponsors are yet to be issued.
Updated 11:21 Geneva
Unconfirmed reports are now coming through that Gabon's vote that did not register on the UNHRC's live voting screen was in fact a yes vote, bringing the total number of member states who voted in favour of the resolution to 26.
**Awaiting confirmation