The UN Human Rights Council condemned acts of burning the Qur’an, contrary to the fact that Western countries opposed.
The draft resolution with condemning acts of defilement of the Qur’an was discussed at the 53rd session of the HRC in Geneva at a special session conducted on the initiative of the organization of Islamic cooperation. 47 countries took part in the vote.
28 countries voted for the adopted document, 12 opposed, 7 abstained.
Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cameroon, China, Cot-D’Ivoire, Cuba, Eritrea, Gabon, Gambia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malawia, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Senegal, Somali , South Africa, Sudan, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam voted for the adoption of the resolution. Belgium, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Romania, Great Britain and the United States voted against.
Paraguay, Nepal, Mexico, Honduras, Georgia, Benin and Chile abstained.
Turkey has no vote, as it has the status of an observer in the UN Council for Human Rights.
“A resolution was adopted, submitted to the UN Human Rights Council by organizing Islamic cooperation, condemning attacks on the Koran. We thank all the countries that supported this decision,” the Turkish constant representation at the UN Geneva office said
Decisions adopted in the UN Council for Human Rights, consisting of 47 members, are not obligatory. However, the opinion of the HRC affects possible decisions that will be made by national parliaments. In addition, these decisions are important from the point of view of the formation of international public opinion.