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UN
human rights rapporteur to visit Kashmir Jan 19
Friday January 14, 2011 04:22:34 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi/Srinagar:
United Nations rapporteur on human rights Margaret Sekaggya will
visit Srinagar on Jan 19 to assess the condition of "human rights
defenders" in the conflict-hit Kashmir Valley, a UN official said
Friday.
"Sekaggya, the special rapporteur on human rights defenders
appointed by the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, arrived in
India on Jan 11 on the invitation of the central government,"
Rajiv Chandran, national information officer of the United Nations
mission in India, told IANS.
"She will be going to Srinagar Jan 19 on a day's visit. The
rapporteur will meet government officials and other persons
concerned with human rights defenders during her visit."
He was noncommittal when asked whether she would meet separatist
leaders.
"I do not know. The visit is organised directly by the rapporteurs'
office. She can meet anyone concerned with human rights
defenders."
Sekaggya would file a report to the UN Human Rights Council in
Geneva. The report is likely to be submitted in March.
The visit has been facilitated by the home and external affairs
ministries, Chandran said.
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