UN Urges India to Reform Anti-Terrorism Laws and Address Human Rights Violations

The United Nations has expressed concern over the human rights situation in #India

The #UN Human Rights Committee has expressed concern about religious minorities in India, including Muslims, Christians and lower castes.

The UN Human Rights Committee also expressed serious concern over the implementation of the so-called anti-terrorism laws in some districts of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, #Assam and #Manipur. 

India should immediately end discriminatory laws, UN Human Rights Committee demands.

India should also provide adequate training to its civil servants, law enforcement agencies, judiciary and community leaders.

India's anti-terrorism laws and Armed Forces Special Powers Act are in conflict with international law, UN Human Rights Committee

India should also provide adequate training to its civil servants, law enforcement agencies, judiciary and community leaders 

India's anti-terrorism laws and Armed Forces Special Powers Act are in conflict with international law, UN Human Rights Committee

Decades of anti-terrorism laws in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and Manipur have led to widespread human rights violations, the UN Human Rights Committee has said.

Unlawful killings, detentions, sexual violence, enforced disappearances and torture are common in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and Manipur, UN Human Rights Committee

The Human Rights Committee has called on India to bring its anti-terrorism laws in line with international norms and norms 

India should ensure that counter-terrorism laws in affected areas are applied in a timely, appropriate and judicial manner, UN Human Rights Committee

India should create a mechanism in the affected areas to determine those responsible for widespread human rights violations, UN Human Rights Committee

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