India urges UN to look into Pakistan’s ‘deplorable’ human rights record
The first secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN alleged that activists in Pakistan were being targeted and charged under draconian laws.
Updated Mar 16, 2021 · 03:36 pm
File photo of a United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva.
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India on Monday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to pay urgent attention to Pakistan’s “deplorable” human rights record and its discriminatory treatment of minority groups.
Pawan Badhe, the first secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, said Pakistan must be held accountable for its grave, “state-sponsored” violation of human rights. He also criticised Pakistan for its “malicious and fallacious” propaganda against India.