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title: "UN R/53/141 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/53/141: Human rights. Adopted in 1998 — 109 in favour, 44 against, 11 abstaining. The Acting President: I call on the representative of Egypt, who wishes to speak in explanation of position before action is taken. or Ms. Mekhemar (Egypt): With regard to draft resolution V, entitled \"Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of 11General Assembly Fifty-third session Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms\", under agenda item 110 (b), we would like to draw the attention of the Assembly to the joint declaration contained in documentA/53/679, which reflects the position of the countries lis…"
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# R/53/141: nan

Voted 1998-12-09 · Human rights

Yes

109

66%

No

44

27%

Abstain

11

7%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

The Acting President: I call on the representative of Egypt, who wishes to speak in explanation of position before action is taken. or Ms. Mekhemar (Egypt): With regard to draft resolution V, entitled "Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of 11General Assembly Fifty-third session Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms", under agenda item 110 (b), we would like to draw the attention of the Assembly to the joint declaration contained in documentA/53/679, which reflects the position of the countries lis…

### Notable abstentions

Armenia, Cyprus, Gabon, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, Marshall Islands, Nicaragua, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

## Primary sources

- [Voeten, UN General Assembly Voting Data (Harvard Dataverse)](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ)

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