(a) whether the Government is aware of the recommendations made by the United Nations
Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) at the recent Univeral Periodic Review (UPR) on torture
by armed forces, death penalty and for an anti-discrimination legislation;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Union Government has rejected a majority of such recommendations made
by the UNHRC;and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI R.P.N. SINGH)
(a) & (b) Yes, Madam. United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has established the procedure
of Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the objective of which is to improve the human rights
situation in all Member States through peer review. This process involves a review of the
human rights record of all UN Member States. UPR of India was held in May 2012 which witnessed
83 countries speaking on this occasion.
(c) & (d) India has accepted 83 recommendations. It is informed that the recommendations
are made by the Member countries and not by UNHRC. It is up to the State under review to
accept or reject these recommendations. The 83 recommendations accepted by India covers
a wide spectrum of issues, which is a very large number and more than four times than
the last UPR review of 2008. This shows India’s commitment to the UPR process and its
desire to implement these recommendations.