In Brief
- First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of India, Anuj Swarup, asked the UN body when it plans to issue an official report on systemic human rights abuses, extrajudicial killings, and mass detentions in PoK.
- India demanded that the OHCHR conduct an impartial investigation into the lethal force deployed by Pakistani security forces against peaceful demonstrators led by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC).
- New Delhi urged Pakistan to "look inwards" and asked UN human rights bodies to refrain from political selectivity, double standards, and undue interference in India's internal democratic processes.
India delivered a counter to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Thursday, October 15, 2026, raising questions over the global body's persistent silence regarding escalating unrest and state-sponsored violence in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Addressing the UN session, First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of India, Anuj Swarup, urged the UN human rights office to maintain impartiality and asked specifically when it intends to release a report on the alarming situation in PoK. India’s statement follows weeks of intensifying public demonstrations led by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) against governance issues, political disenfranchisement, and severe economic hardship, which were met with brutal crackdowns, internet blackouts, and lethal action by Pakistani security forces.
New Delhi called for prompt, independent international investigations into killings, mass arrests, and enforced disappearances carried out by Pakistani forces during the regional protests. Emphasizing that Pakistan needs to "look inwards" at its own record, Indian diplomats cautioned UN bodies against political selectivity and unwarranted commentary on internal Indian affairs while turning a blind eye to grave human rights abuses in occupied territories.
