November 22, 2005

Voting record on the no-action motion on the Draft Resolution on the situation of human rights in Uzbekistan

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This motion to take no action in the UN General Assembly's Third Committee on criticizing human rights violations in Uzbekistan came close to succeeding. 65 for and 75 against. The battle lines have firmed up. A motion to take no action on a resolution, which if successful avoids a straight up and down vote on the merits, permits two speakers for and against. The players? China and Belarus spoke in favor of no-action. Canada and the European Union spoke against.