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CSW welcomes the passing of a resolution on 6 July renewing the mandate of the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC). The renewal came amid the passage of important resolutions on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar, and the situation in and around El Obeid in North Kordofan, Sudan.

The Eritrea resolution passed after a vote was called by China’s delegation, which spoke in support of Eritrea, alongside Cuba, Egypt and Indonesia. It passed with 23 votes in favour, six against and 17 abstentions. The majority of African, Asian and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries were among the abstentions. READMORE