Experts back India’s stand on Indus Waters Treaty at UNHRC sidelines conference

Experts back India's stand on Indus Waters Treaty at UNHRC sidelines conference

Experts at a UNHRC conference backed India's Indus Waters Treaty stance. They argued for examining the treaty in the context of security and human rights. Pakistan's conduct affected the treaty's spirit, according to one speaker. Domestic factors contribute to Pakistan's water challenges, it was noted. The conference highlighted community water rights beyond bilateral agreements.

Experts back India’s stand on Indus Waters Treaty at UNHRC sidelines conference - The Tribune

International experts and human rights advocates at a conference held on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) backed India’s decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance, arguing that the issue needs to be examined in the context of security, human rights and the water rights of communities dependent on the Indus River system.

Experts back India’s stand on Indus Waters Treaty at UNHRC sidelines conference

International experts and human rights advocates at a conference held on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) backed India’s decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance, arguing that the issue needs to be examined in the context of security, human rights and the water rights of communities dependent on the Indus River system.

Indus Waters Treaty needs modernisation, experts say amid deadlock

On August 31, the Permanent Court of Arbitration — an intergovernmental body headquartered in The Hague — passed an order that said India could not unilaterally retreat from or cast aside the Indus Waters Treaty, a 66-year-old pact governing water sharing between India and Pakistan. India rejected the court’s decision shortly after, prolonging the deadlock […]

UNHRC panel backs India's decision to keep Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance

International experts attending a UNHRC side event hosted by the Shivi Development Society support India's decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, citing human rights and security.

Experts back India's stand on Indus Waters Treaty at UNHRC sidelines

Digital Desk | Geneva, Sep 17 (IANS) Several international speakers at a conference on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday made a strong case for keeping the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance, arguing that India's decision was a legitimate sovereign response to decades of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and bad faith. The IWT was signed between India and Pakistan on September 19, 1960, concerning the u…