India abstained on Thursday from voting in the UNHRC on a proposal by western countries seeking a debate on human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang province. In what is being seen as a setback for the West, the move was defeated with 19 countries voting against it and 17 in favour. India abstained on Thursday from voting in the UNHRC on a proposal by western countries seeking a debate on human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang province. In what is being seen as a setback for the West, the move was defeated with 19 countries voting against it and 17 in favour.