UN Experts' Remarks On Khori Gaon Unfortunate, Abuse Of Position: India

The Indian mission in Geneva said "it is equally unfortunate" that the Special Rapporteurs have made "disrespectful remarks" against the Supreme Court

India today termed as "unfortunate" and "abuse of position" remarks by a group of UN human rights experts, who had called on New Delhi to halt evictions of about 100,000 people in Khori Gaon in Faridabad, saying they should desist from undermining upholding rule of law in any democratic society. "It is unfortunate that the Special Rapporteurs have chosen to issue a Press Release just two days after sending a joint communication to this Mission and not waiting for a response," the Permanent Mission of India in Geneva and other International Organisations said in a statement. The statement comes a day after the UN human rights experts called on India to halt evictions of about 100,000 people in Khori Gaon in Faridabad, saying it was "particularly important" that residents are kept safe during the pandemic and terming the Supreme Court removal order as "extremely worrying." The UN human rights experts had said that they "find extremely worrying that India's highest court, which has in the past led the protection of housing rights, is now leading evictions placing people at risk of internal displacement and even homelessness, as is the case in Khori Gaon".