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Muizzu Administration Under Fire for Abstaining from UN Srebrenica Genocide Resolution

The Mohamed Muizzu administration abstained from a UN General Assembly resolution on the 1995 Srebrenica genocide adopted on 23 May, prompting criticism and calls for an official explanation. Analysts and political figures, including former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, have challenged the government's defence that it followed most Islamic states.

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  1. Thu 23 May
    The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution designating 11 July as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of th… 23 May only Maldives Republic The resolution, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 23 May, designates 11 July as the “International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica.”

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  • over 7,000 Bosniak Muslims killed in the Srebrenica massacre Maldives Republic The Srebrenica massacre, one of the darkest chapters in recent history, saw over 7,000 Bosniak Muslims, primarily boys and men, slaughtered by Bosnian Serb forces, and more than 20,000 civilians expelled from the area

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  • more than 20,000 civilians expelled from the Srebrenica area Maldives Republic and more than 20,000 civilians expelled from the area in a horrific instance of ethnic cleansing.

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  • 57 member states OIC member states Maldives Republic While the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has 57 member states, 48 members participated in the vote, and 26 member states voted in favour of adopting the resolution.

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    Earlier reports gave 57-member 19 Oct, 23:28 Maldives Republic

  • 48 member states OIC members participating in the vote Maldives Republic While the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has 57 member states, 48 members participated in the vote, and 26 member states voted in favour of adopting the resolution.

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  • approximately 54 percent share of participating OIC members voting in favour Maldives Republic This accounts for approximately 54 percent of the OIC member states that participated in the vote.

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