India on Wednesday rejected what it known as “politically motivated” and “extremely malicious” references in a UN committee’s report on alleged racial discrimination within the nation, saying the observations contained sweeping generalisations and unsubstantiated allegations.
“India rejects any politically motivated extremely malicious references within the report with all of the contempt that it deserves.”
Responding to media queries on the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) press launch following India’s eleventh periodic evaluate underneath the Worldwide Conference on the Elimination of All Types of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), the Ministry of Exterior Affairs mentioned in an announcement that India had participated within the evaluate in a “spirit of constructive engagement” and reaffirmed its unwavering dedication to combating racial discrimination.
The assertion added that India had highlighted its constitutional safeguards, authorized framework, pluralism and efforts to guard deprived communities through the evaluate.
“Throughout the evaluate, we highlighted India’s constitutional safeguards, sturdy authorized framework, pluralism and sustained efforts to guard deprived communities.”
The ministry of exterior affairs careworn that the inter-ministerial delegation led by Solicitor Common Tushar Mehta had already rejected the “sweeping generalisations, unsubstantiated allegations, or tendency to exceed the Conference’s mandate” through the evaluate assembly.
“Whereas we’ll reply to the Committee’s observations by means of the established process, the inter-Ministerial delegation, which was led by the Solicitor Common of India, Shri Tushar Mehta, had already rejected the sweeping generalisations, unsubstantiated allegations, or tendency to exceed the Conference’s mandate through the evaluate assembly,” the MEA acknowledged.
It added that India would reply to the committee’s observations by means of the established process. The Indian Mission in Geneva has additionally issued an in depth assertion following the CERD evaluate.
What prompted India’s response
MEA’s response got here after the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination raised considerations over studies of “large-scale violations” by legislation enforcement personnel in opposition to ethnic and ethno-religious communities, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, together with Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes, notably Dalits, in addition to non-citizens.
The latest evaluate, held on August 11-12, lined India’s twelfth and twenty first mixed periodic studies submitted to CERD in 2023. The discussions lined points together with the implementation of ICERD, progress amongst marginalised teams, and measures to handle prejudice and intolerance, in accordance with an announcement by the Everlasting Mission of India in Geneva, information company ANI reported.
The Indian delegation highlighted the nation’s variety, constitutional safeguards, affirmative motion, judicial cures, democratic accountability and public insurance policies geared toward selling equality, dignity and alternative for all residents, the assertion mentioned.
In its assertion, MEA careworn that India had performed a number one position in negotiating and drafting ICERD within the Nineteen Sixties.
