STATEMENT BY INDIA
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group (28th Session)
3rd UPR of Pakistan – Interactive Dialogue
Monday, 13 November 2017, 09:00 am - 12:30 pm
Thank you, Mr. President
We welcome the delegation of Pakistan. We recommend the Government of Pakistan following :
1. to provide freedom to the people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir by ending its illegal and forcible occupation;
2. to dismantle Special Terrorist Zones, safe havens and sanctuaries and take verifiable actions, including on terror financing;
3. to bar military courts from trying civilians and allow their monitoring by international observers and human rights organisations;
4. to allow due legal processes and judicial review by the High Courts and Supreme Court for cases tried by Military Courts;
5. to fulfill international obligations under ICCPR and VCCR, including consular access for foreign nationals without discrimination;
6. to end harassment of minorities and place procedural and institutional safeguards to prevent misuse of blasphemy law;
7. to end forced conversions and marriages of minorities, including Hindu, Sikh and Christian women, and prosecute all cases;
8. to stop targeting political dissidents and legitimate criticism in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa;
9. to stop torture, enforced disappearances and unlawful killing, including that of journalists and activists, by its security agencies and prosecute perpetrators;
10. to review the educational curriculum, including in Madrassahs, to remove extreme prejudices, religious intolerance and historical distortions;
11. to stop sectarian violence, systemic persecution and attacks on Muslim minorities, such as Shias, Ahmadiyas, Ismailia and Hazaras;
12. to stop awarding death penalty to juveniles and execution of persons with disabilities.
The full statement along with the recommendations is available on UPR Extranet.
Thank you.
