GENEVA (7 March 2024) – UN human rights experts* today sounded the alarm over reports of attacks on minorities, media and civil society in India and called for urgent corrective action as the country prepares to hold elections in early 2024. “We are alarmed by continuing reports of attacks on religious, racial and ethnic minorities, on women and girls on intersecting grounds, and on civil society, including human rights defenders and the media,” the UN experts said, expressing concern that the situation is likely to worsen in the coming months…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 07 March 2024. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
