India Rejects ‘Negative Characterisation’ at UN, Warns Against Treating Unverified Allegations as Verdict
India said UN criticism relied on unverified claims and incomplete statistics, while more than 20 experts urged justice over alleged heavy-handed policing of youth-led protests.
- On Tuesday, Deputy Secretary Barkha Tamrakar rejected United Nations human rights allegations, opposing attempts to use unverified data to portray India negatively at the global body.
- More than 20 United Nations human rights experts in Geneva expressed alarm on Tuesday, describing a "repeatedly heavy-handed police response" to peaceful youth-led demonstrations in New Delhi.
- Tamrakar stated India engages with international mechanisms but insists such engagement must be based on "dialogue, consultation, cooperation with non-selectivity and transparency as guiding principles."
- Previously, New Delhi dismissed a report citing a "satirical political movement" as "hearsay," urging experts to "verify" information before making claims about youth retaliation.
- India maintains that concerns should be addressed through established, documented channels rather than unverified communications, as disagreements persist over interpreting alleged rights violations and humanitarian reports.
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Times of IndiaIndia rejects ‘negative characterisation’ at UN, warns against treating unverified allegations as verdict
India has opposed attempts at the United Nations to turn unverified allegations and incomplete statistics into a “negative characterisation” of the country. Speaking at the UN General Assembly's Third Committee, MEA official Barkha Tamrakar said human rights should not be used for political pressure, amid criticism of police action against youth-led protests.
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United Nations: India has asserted that human rights should not be used as an instrument of political pressure or selective targeting of countries, as it opposed attempts to turn allegations and incomplete statistics into a “negative characterisation” of the world’s largest democracy. “India engages with international human rights mechanisms, but such engagement must be based […]
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India has asserted that human rights should not be used as an instrument of political pressure or selective targeting of countries, as it opposed attempts to turn allegations and incomplete statistics into a “negative characterisation” of the world's largest democracy. The post India opposes selective targeting of countries on human rights at UN appeared first on Connected to India News I Singapore l UAE l UK l USA l NRI.
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