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India rejects UN rights office concerns over mass detentions in Delhi
India’s government has rejected concerns from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights about mass detentions in Delhi.
The UN office urged Indian authorities to release everyone detained.
India said the criticism interfered unacceptably in its internal affairs.
The government said peaceful assembly is protected by the Constitution but subject to restrictions to maintain public order and safety.
It also accused the UN office of applying its concerns selectively, including by not commenting on responses to protests in nearby areas and in parts of Europe.
India said its law enforcement authorities follow the law and that courts are available to address grievances.
The dispute comes amid a clampdown in Delhi, but the accounts give no further details on what will happen next.
India’s government rejected concerns by the UN human rights office about mass detentions in Delhi, calling them unwarranted interference in the country’s internal affairs.
The Ministry of External Affairs said peaceful assembly in India is subject to maintaining public order and safety.
The ministry accused the UN office of applying double standards and being selective in its public positions.
The UN office had urged Indian authorities to release everyone detained.
India said its law enforcement authorities act according to the law and that courts are available to address grievances.
- Who
- India’s government and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
- What
- India rejected OHCHR’s concerns about mass detentions in Delhi and accused the office of double standards.
- When
- The ministry’s statement was reported on October 11, 2026; the Indian mission to the UN had made a statement on Saturday.
- Where
- Delhi, India.
- Why
- India said OHCHR’s concerns were unwarranted interference in its internal affairs and argued that public order and safety can restrict peaceful assembly.
Indian government
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mass detentions
Indian government
India said OHCHR’s concerns were unwarranted interference in its internal affairs.
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
OHCHR raised concerns about mass detentions in Delhi and urged authorities to release everyone detained.
Peaceful assembly
Indian government
India said peaceful assembly is subject to maintaining public order and safety, and that its law enforcement acts according to the law.
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
OHCHR urged the release of those detained.
We also note OHCHR has an approach of extreme selectivity when it comes to public positions.
Our law enforcement authorities act strictly in accordance with the law, and our courts remain available to all for the redressal of any grievances,
India’s mission to the UN in Geneva said peaceful assembly is subject to reasonable restrictions in the interest of public order.
The Ministry of External Affairs again criticized OHCHR’s concerns, saying they were unwarranted interference in India’s internal affairs.
- Location
- Delhi, India
- UN office
- Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
- Indian response
- The Ministry of External Affairs called the concerns unwarranted
- Assembly
- India said peaceful assembly is subject to maintaining public order and safety
- OHCHR request
- Release all those detained
Sources
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