भारत ने संयुक्त राष्ट्र की विशेष प्रतिवेदक जीना रोमेरो की उस रिपोर्ट पर कड़ी आपत्ति जताई है, जिसमें दावा किया गया है कि देश में मानसिक स्वास्थ्य और लैंगिक न्याय जैसे मुद्दों पर चर्चा करने वाले युवाओं को प्रताड़ना या सामाजिक कलंक का सामना करना पड़ता है। भारत की ओर से स्थायी मिशन के प्रथम सचिव अनुज स्वरूप ने इन आरोपों को गुमनाम और अपुष्ट सूचनाओं पर आधारित बताते हुए खारिज कर दिया।
#WATCH | Anuj Swarup, First Secretary, delivered India’s statement at the 81st Session of the UNGA Third Committee in the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. "...The Special Rapporteur asserts that young people in India face retaliation or stigmatisation for discussing mental health or gender justice...Asserting charge against the world's largest youth population, resting on anonymous and unverified claims, is not evidence. It is hearsay, dressed up as a UN report. My delegation rejects it outright. Ironically, the same report notes that young Indians created a satirical political movement. In which repressive state does a satirical youth party question the Govt, march on the capital and then sit across the table with senior national leaders? The High Commissioner for Human Rights stated in the Human Rights Council last month that dialogue with young leaders is far more effective in the context of youth-led movements in India. Perhaps, that update escaped the Special Rapporteur's attention. When students protested this summer over irregularities in public examinations, the Govt engaged constructively with the youth. Within weeks, Parliament amended the Public Examinations Act, doubling punishments for paper leaks, carried out systemic examination overhaul and created fast-track courts in every state specifically dedicated to prosecuting individuals involved in exam fraud. This is the true testament of democracy in action. Youth represents our strength and shared future..." (Video: Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York/X)
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