{"id":5191,"date":"2015-09-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.conectas.org.inf.br\/wp\/noticias\/the-truth-about-the-votes\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T12:16:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T12:16:06","slug":"the-truth-about-the-votes","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/the-truth-about-the-votes\/","title":"The truth about the votes","content":"

\"\"<\/a>There is a lot of talk these days about the positions of emerging countries when it comes to international crises and human rights issues, such as the war in Syria or the debate on drug patents. Little is known, however, about how these countries behave in practice. Are they aligned with the traditional powers? Are their discourses similar? Do they vote in the same way? Do their priorities coincide?<\/p>\n

A platform launched today, September 18, by Conectas provides answers to these questions. The BdONU<\/u><\/a>, as the database has been called, contains all the votes of the IBSA countries (India, Brazil and South Africa) in the UN\u2019s two main human rights bodies \u2013 the Third Committee of the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council \u2013 since 2006. The purpose: to systematize and expose the international conduct of these countries, thereby contributing to the analysis of their role in the protection of rights in world.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/u><\/a> to access the BdONU.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe IBSA group was created in 2003 on the pillars of defending democracy, the rule of law and multilateralism, but it has been very hard to tell whether this discourse has been reflected in reality, in the votes of these countries in the UN,\u201d said Camila Asano, coordinator of Foreign Policy at Conectas. \u201cNow we can see, for example, a breakdown of the block in relation to the humanitarian crisis in Syria: since 2010, in 13 resolutions on the topic, Brazil voted in favor seven times. India abstained on 10 occasions and South Africa abstained 3 times and even voted against one of the resolutions.<\/p>\n

In addition to the voting history of the IBSA group, the BdONU includes thematic analyses produced by organizations and researchers from around the world. To contribute, write to bdonu@localhost<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Watch the tutorial to learn how to use the BdONU:<\/strong><\/p>\n