New Delhi: The “judicial harassment” against journalist Rana Ayyub should be stopped and Indian authorities should investigate the “misogynistic and sectarian attacks” made on social media against her, two human rights experts of the United Nations said on Monday.
India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has, however, described the allegations as “baseless and unwarranted”.
Stating that the UN’s “misleading” narrative “tarnishes its reputation,” the handle of Permanent Mission of India in Geneva tweeted:
“Allegations of so-called judicial harassment are baseless & unwarranted. India upholds the rule of law, but is equally clear that no one is above the law. We expect SRs to be objective and accurately informed. Advancing a misleading narrative only tarnishes UN’s reputation.”
The statement comes in response to a UN tweet, which had condemned the sectarian and misogynistic attacks on Washington Post columnist Ayyub:
“Relentless misogynistic and sectarian attacks online against journalist RanaAyyub must be promptly and thoroughly investigated by the Indian authorities and the judicial harassment against her brought to an end at once, stress @UN_SPExperts.”
