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UNSG snubs India on Human Rights Violation

As an elected member of the Human Rights Council, India has a responsibility to shape global human rights, and to protect and promote the rights of all individuals, including members of minority communities; UNSG
UN chief Antonio Guterres snubbed India during a visit today over its human rights record, which critics say has regressed under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
This is particularly the case in Indian-administered Kashmir since the Modi government in 2019 imposed direct rule on the restive Muslim-majority region where it has half a million troops stationed, activists say.
Pressure has also grown towards government critics and journalists, particularly women reporters — some have suffered relentless campaigns of online abuse including death and rape threats.