‘Human rights situation in Kashmir worrying,’ says UNHR commissioner; India expresses regret
India on Tuesday voiced regret over comments by the UN's human rights commissioner on the situation in Kashmir, terming the reference as "unwarranted and factually inaccurate".
In a statement at the General Debate on the Oral Update by the High Commissioner during the 52nd Session of Human Rights Council, Permanent Representative of India to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey also asserted that New Delhi does not see any role for the human rights commissioner office's in matters that are the country's internal affairs.
"We take note of the oral update and thank the High Commissioner. Since the constitutional changes in August 2019, there has been unprecedented progress in Jammu Kashmir, in taking democracy to the grassroots, enhancing people's participation in political pr...