European Parliament Member Expresses Concerns About Human Rights Violations In India
Live LawWhile the coming into force of the Constitution marks an important moment in the history of India, the celebrations of this day are shadowed by urgent human rights violations in the country, said Finnish Green League politician and member of the European Parliament, Alviina Alametsä. Revealing that as the standing rapporteur for India in the European Union’s law-making body, she recently visited India for the first time, where she met human rights activists, officials, journalists, and scholars to discuss the state of India's democracy and human rights, the legislator said, “I witnessed these human rights violations when travelling in India. The people in India need the protection of their constitutional rights from their government, the justice system, and the whole society.” Speaking about EU-India cooperation in the realm of human rights, Alametsä said, “Defending human rights should be at the core of the EU-India partnership. When freedom of speech and democratic opposition are at risk within a country, their international partners must cooperate and hold each other accountable.” She also highlighted the importance of the EU and India returning to the ‘shared process of human rights dialogue’ after a ‘long pause’.
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