India asks Canada to prevent ‘Abuse of Freedom of Expression for Incitement to Violence’ at United Nations

Diplomatic relations between India and Canada have not been very good in recent months. Amid a row, India has asked Canada to prevent “abuse of freedom of expression for incitement to violence” at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

New Delhi: India and Canada These are two countries that have not had the best diplomatic relations in recent months after the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed India for the death of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Relations between the two countries have not improved since then. In the middle of the India Canada Row, during a UN Human Rights Council Meet, Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussein has asked Canada to prevent abuse of freedom of expression to incite violence. This happened at a meeting recently held in Geneva, where the human rights situation was examined by the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group. of the UN Human Rights Council. There is much more, as the Indian diplomat said at the UN meeting. Read on to know all about it..

India asks Canada to prevent abuse of freedom of expression

At this meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussain noted and asked Canada to “further strengthen the domestic framework to prevent abuse of freedom of expression for incitement to violence and to ban activities of groups that promote extremism .” Furthermore, at the UN, New Delhi also asked the nation to “effectively prevent attacks on places of worship of religious and racial minorities” and “strengthen legislative and other measures to address hate crimes and hate speech.”

India orders Canada to stop discrimination against the community

Taking further advantage of this important platform, India also asked Canada to stand up for the rights of the indigenous people and also put an end to all forms of discrimination against the community. The Indian diplomat added: “End structural discrimination against children belonging to indigenous groups. And address inequalities in access to services for all children.”

The Canadian delegation was led by Justice Minister and Attorney General Arif Virani and 14 countries were assessed during this session. The regular assessment of the HR records of all UN member states, consisting of 47 member states of this organization, is done by the UPR working group, but its assessment is done with the participation of all 193 UN member states that are allowed to participate.