J&K an integral part, India tells Human Rights Council

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  • Jammu and Kashmir will remain an integral part of India for ever, and the world should act against countries that shelter terrorists, India told the Human Rights Council on Wednesday.
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  • Statement by India: The transformative changes wrought by our Parliament last August were meant to strengthen the integration of the State, including to give fullest play to representative government from the grassroots level upward.
  • More about Human Rights Council
(1) The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe and for addressing situations of human rights violations and make recommendations on them.
(2) The Council was created by the United Nations General Assembly on 15 March 2006 by resolution.
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The Hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 27th Feb 2020