India opposes negative portrayal amid UN experts' concerns over protests

India has asserted that human rights should not be used as an instrument of political pressure or selective targeting of countries, as it opposed attempts to turn allegations and incomplete statistics into a "negative characterisation" of the world's largest democracy.

"India engages with international human rights mechanisms, but such engagement must be based on dialogue, consultation, cooperation with non-selectivity and transparency as guiding principles," Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs Barkha Tamrakar said.

Tamrakar delivered India's statement at the UN General Assembly's Third Committee on the agenda item concerning the 'Working Group on Enforced Disappearances' here on Tuesday.

She underlined that human rights should not be used as an instrument of political pressure or selective targeting of countries.

"We call on delegations to cite the report faithfully, not to inflate a humanitarian communication into a verdict," Tamrakar said.

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