S Jaishankar on Pakistan: Need for zero tolerance policy on terrorism, nothing worse than this… Jaishankar washed Pakistan without naming it! – s jaishankar foreign minister calls for zero tolerance policy on terrorism in unhrc slams pakistan

Geneva : India on Tuesday urged the international community to show a policy of “zero tolerance” towards terrorism, saying the menace is the “most unforgivable violation of human rights” and its perpetrators must always be held accountable. In a video message at the high-level session of the 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said India has been at the forefront of tackling global challenges, especially terrorism, which adversely affect human rights. “The last three years have been difficult for the world and developing countries have been the worst hit,” he said.

He said that the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic – rising prices of fuel, fertilizers and food grains and rising debt burden have adversely affected the enjoyment of human rights by people globally. Jaishankar said, ‘Our collective efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals have suffered a serious setback.’ He said, ‘India believes that the world should firmly demonstrate a policy of zero tolerance (against terrorism). After all, terrorism is the most unforgivable violation of human rights and cannot be justified under any circumstances. Therefore, those who carried out this should always be held accountable.

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Jaishankar ‘washed’ Pakistan without naming it

He did not name any country while saying this, but he was indirectly referring to Pakistan. India has been highlighting Pakistan’s role in promoting cross-border terrorism in the country. Jaishankar reiterated that India will continue to take necessary steps to ensure that the country fulfills all its human rights obligations and ensure that its people enjoy all basic human rights. “Our constitution guarantees civil and political rights as fundamental rights. It also has provisions for progressive realization of economic, social and cultural rights. Our independent judiciary has been playing its expected role in that regard, as have indeed been our media and civic bodies.’

India’s contribution to the global promotion of human rights

As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights marked 75 years and the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action marked 30 years, Jaishankar underlined the universality of all basic human rights. “They are symbols of India’s civilizational ethos and democratic values ​​on which contemporary India is being built,” he said. Jaishankar said that it is a happy coincidence that India is also celebrating 75 years of independence. He said, ‘The strong structure of our secular and democratic polity has played an important role in this.’ He said India has always played an active role in the global promotion and protection of human rights, including in its development partnerships.