India not allowing us to visit, allegations of human rights violations very grave: UN Special Rapporteur

Nilz Melzer, United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture, said that the allegations that ‘550-page report on human torture in Kashmir’ by two local NGOs is making are very serious and might be very grave violations of human rights. He said that despite making several requests to the Indian government for the visit, “He hasn’t received any response so far.” When asked in an interview, if the Indian state can be held accountable under the UN convention against torture, he responded that while no state can be forced to ratify a…

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