UN human rights office raises concerns over detentions in India
The UN human rights office has raised concerns over detentions in India, spotlighting the country's handling of protest-related arrests.
The concern comes amid a wave of detentions linked to opposition demonstrations over the Election Commission's voter-list revision, which the government and the EC have defended.
Rights groups have argued that preventive detentions and protest-site restrictions are shrinking the space for dissent.
New Delhi has previously pushed back against such international commentary, maintaining that its actions are lawful and necessary to preserve public order.
Originally reported by Jagran Josh. Article compiled by the Deccan Age desk.