Statement by India under Agenda Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while countering terrorism during the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council (28 February – 1 April 2022) delivered by Mr. Pawankumar Badhe, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India [Geneva, 15th March, 2022] Statement by India under Agenda Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the prom..
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Statement by India under Agenda Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while countering terrorism during the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council (28 February – 1 April 2022) delivered by Mr. Pawankumar Badhe, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India [Geneva, 15th March, 2022]

Statement by India under Agenda Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while countering terrorism during the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council (28 February – 1 April 2022) delivered by Mr. Pawankumar Badhe, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India
[Geneva, 15th March, 2022]

Mr. President,

We take note of the Special Rapporteur’s follow-up report to the 2010 Joint Study on Global Practices in Relation to Secret Detention in the Context of Countering Terrorism.

Mr. President,

  1. India remains firmly committed to promote and protect the human rights of its people. Our constitution guarantees right to life and personal liberty as well as safeguards against arbitrary arrest and detention ensuring right to legal consul, right to be informed about the ground of arrests, right to be produced before a Magistrate and no detention beyond 24 hours, except by orders of a Magistrate. Our Constitution also grants individuals the right to move to the Supreme Court to seek redressal if they believe that their fundamental rights have been 'violated’.

Mr. President,

  1. People of India have been a victim of acts of terrorism, including cross-border terrorism, for past several decades. India has, therefore, been at the forefront of collective global fight against terrorism, advocating and practicing a “zero tolerance” policy towards terrorism. India took the initiative to pilot the draft Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism with the objective of providing a comprehensive legal framework to combating terrorism. We strongly urge States to work together to end the stalemate preventing the adoption of a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism.
  2. For the UN system to credibly address the menace of terrorism and ensure effective action, I would like to remind the eight-point Action Plan proposed by India’s External Affairs Minister at the Ministerial meeting on 20th Anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1373 (2020). He had proposed and I reiterate:
  • Summon the political will
  • Say no to double standards
  • Reform the working methods of the Committees dealing with Sanctions and Counter Terrorism
  • Firmly discourage exclusivist thinking that encourages radicalization
  • Listing and delisting under UNSC sanctions to be done objectively
  • Address linkages between terrorism and transnational organized crime
  • Identify and remedy weaknesses in anti-money laundering regime under FATF
  • Adequately fund UN Counter Terrorism bodies

I thank you, Mr. President.

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