United Nations Condemns CAA as “Fundamentally Discriminatory”, Demands SC’s Interference

New Delhi, December 28, 2019:

The United Nations Office at Geneva has condemned the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of India and called it “fundamentally discriminatory” in nature.

It has expressed its concern over the contentious CAA and urges the Supreme Court of India to consider the compatibility of the new legislation in accordance with the country’s international human rights obligations.

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United Nations Geneva, through its official Twitter handle, shared, “We are concerned that India’s new Citizenship Amendment Act is fundamentally discriminatory in nature & hope the Supreme Court of #India will consider carefully the compatibility of the law with India’s int'l human rights obligations. @UNHumanRights”

It may be mentioned here that the CAA offers citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It also relaxes the requirement of acquiring citizenship from eleven to six years.

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The CAA has triggered widespread protests across the country. Deaths during protests were also reported from different parts of the country. With internet shutdown in some of the states such as Assam, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh, the CAA has become the burning issue of the country. While citizens demand scrapping of the new law, the government says it is based on Gandhian principles.

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