NEW DELHI: India and UN human rights boss Michelle Bachelet crashed on Friday when the latter hit the government on the farmers’ protests and their recent action against journalists and activists. In its response, the government said that Bachelet’s observations lacked “objectivity and impartiality.” Charges of sedition against journalists and …
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NEW DELHI: On Tuesday the government brushed aside the comments of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on the alleged misuse of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), saying that India was a democratic political organization based on the rule of law and an independent judiciary. The …
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UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday lamented the reduction of space for human rights NGOs in India, including over the application of vaguely worded laws that limit their activities and restrict foreign funding. Bachelet called on the Indian government to safeguard the rights of human rights defenders and …
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GENEVA: India said on Tuesday that it has revived grassroots democracy and provided a new impetus to social and economic development in Jammu and Kashmir despite persistent attempts by a neighboring country to infiltrate terrorists to derail this process. Speaking during a debate at the 45th session of the Human …
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Army soldiers during a cordon and search operation in the Kawoosa Khalisa area of Srinagar’s Budgam district. (AFP) The Indian envoy to the HRC, Indra Mani Pandey, regretted the oral update from HRC Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, in which she criticized the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. News18.com New Delhi Last …
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India responded on Tuesday to criticism from the UN human rights chief about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir saying it had revived grassroots democracy and boosted economic development in the region despite Pakistan’s efforts to derail this process. In her global update on human rights on Monday, the UN …
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