Kashmir Human Rights

India has slammed Pakistan as it raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council, saying it should introspect on its own appalling human rights record and "deserved global reputation" as the "world's terrorism factory".

Anupama Singh, India's first secretary, stood firm at the 55th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), countering Pakistan's recent allegations regarding Jammu and Kashmir.

India today presented a resolute counter to Pakistan's allegations about Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council saying that a country with such an "abysmal" record should not interfere in other nation's internal affairs.

In a separate ruling during the hearing of the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul called for an impartial investigation into human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir since the 1980s.

The strong remarks came a day after Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar raised the Kashmir bogey at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

India today strongly rejected as "baseless and unwarranted" UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Fernand de Varennes' statement objecting to holding a G20 meeting in Jammu and Kashmir alleging human rights violations there,

India has slammed Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council during its right of reply where it warned Islamabad against spreading propaganda and attempts to foment communal disharmony in India.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a close associate of a human rights activist in connection with its ongoing investigation into an NGO terror funding case here, an official said today.

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".

India has rejected "factually incorrect and unwarranted references" to Jammu and Kashmir made by a grouping of Islamic nations, using its Right of Reply at UN Human Rights Council.

Kashmiri Pandit employees on Monday threatened to appeal to international human rights organisations for asylum if the central government failed to relocate them from the Valley in the wake of attacks on minorities.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested prominent human rights activist Khurram Parvez from Jammu and Kashmir in connection with its ongoing probe in a terror funding case.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah propelled a "new era in Jammu and Kashmir", the country's human rights body chief Arun Mishra said.

The United Nations Human Rights Office has responded to India's recent rejection of the UN Human Rights chief's remarks that "restrictive measures in Kashmir can result in human rights violations and foster further tensions and discontent".

Members of Parliament from the UK's All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Kashmir have tabled a motion on "Human rights in Kashmir" for a debate in the House of Commons, drawing a strong reaction from India.

India has slammed Pakistan as it raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council, saying it should introspect on its own appalling human rights record and "deserved global reputation" as the "world's terrorism factory".

Anupama Singh, India's first secretary, stood firm at the 55th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), countering Pakistan's recent allegations regarding Jammu and Kashmir.

India today presented a resolute counter to Pakistan's allegations about Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council saying that a country with such an "abysmal" record should not interfere in other nation's internal affairs.

In a separate ruling during the hearing of the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul called for an impartial investigation into human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir since the 1980s.

The strong remarks came a day after Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar raised the Kashmir bogey at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

India today strongly rejected as "baseless and unwarranted" UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Fernand de Varennes' statement objecting to holding a G20 meeting in Jammu and Kashmir alleging human rights violations there,

India has slammed Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council during its right of reply where it warned Islamabad against spreading propaganda and attempts to foment communal disharmony in India.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a close associate of a human rights activist in connection with its ongoing investigation into an NGO terror funding case here, an official said today.

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".

India has rejected "factually incorrect and unwarranted references" to Jammu and Kashmir made by a grouping of Islamic nations, using its Right of Reply at UN Human Rights Council.

Kashmiri Pandit employees on Monday threatened to appeal to international human rights organisations for asylum if the central government failed to relocate them from the Valley in the wake of attacks on minorities.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested prominent human rights activist Khurram Parvez from Jammu and Kashmir in connection with its ongoing probe in a terror funding case.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah propelled a "new era in Jammu and Kashmir", the country's human rights body chief Arun Mishra said.

The United Nations Human Rights Office has responded to India's recent rejection of the UN Human Rights chief's remarks that "restrictive measures in Kashmir can result in human rights violations and foster further tensions and discontent".

Members of Parliament from the UK's All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Kashmir have tabled a motion on "Human rights in Kashmir" for a debate in the House of Commons, drawing a strong reaction from India.