India Gives a Stern Reply to Pakistan’s Statement at the UN on Violation of Human Rights

India replied to the baseless allegations by Pakistan about the violation of human rights. It has asked the country to first rectify things at its end.

Written by: Arjita Gupta

Edited by: Krutarth Ghosalkar

Last Updated: March 09, 2023

On Wednesday, MEA undersecretary Jagpreet Kaur responded to a statement by Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council session. India objected to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan’s foreign minister reference to Jammu and Kashmir as occupied. An open debate took place at the UN Security Council on Security, Peace, and Women. Ruchira Kamboj, the UN Ambassador on Tuesday said that it is unworthy to even reply to such false and malicious propaganda.

Ministry of External Affairs Undersecretary, Jagpreet Kaur advised Pakistan to set things right in their own place and take care of their abysmal record of protecting and promoting human rights for its population. She rejected the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) statement. In the human rights session on Wednesday, India said that Pakistan’s legislations, policies, and institutions have denied human rights to people in the territories and population over seven decades.

They have also denied control of these truths and taken away the hope for freedom, tolerance, true democracy, social justice, and tolerance. Kaur added that Sikhs, Hindus, Christians, Hazaras Shias, and Ahmadiyyas are subjected to blasphemy laws, which have age-old penalties still applicable. She asserted that they reject the unwarranted and factually incorrect references in the OIC statement about India.

The entire territory of Ladakh and the Union Territories of Jammu Kashmir is undeniable and integral parts of India. Kaur denied the baseless allegations stating that Mr. President of India is responding to the statement by Pakistan by exercising his right to reply. They did hear out Pakistan’s representative about their comments on human rights violations in the country.

But Kaur said that Pakistan’s entire focus is based on telling the world about truths and untruths, rights and wrongs, and despair and hope while having countless issues at home. It is not surprising how Pakistan’s policies to abet and aid terrorism is a nation a victim to its own rules and policies that actually nurtures terror organizations. The violation of human rights is something more primary to Pakistan itself.

Jagpreet said that while Pakistan seems to be the champion of human rights, in the past, its top leadership itself has openly agreed of training and create terrorist groups for rights in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, as well as Afghanistan.