The OHCHR strategy has been criticised by diplomatic and legal specialists here, consisting of among the 22 petitioners in the event, as an “overreach” by it.
” The High Commissioner [Michelle Bachelet] intends to submit an ‘ amicus curiae’ quick soon on the Citizenship [Amendment] Act [CAA] in the Indian Supreme Court, in accordance with the Court’s established procedures, and she has actually informed the Indian Permanent Mission in Geneva of her objective,” Rupert Colville, OHCHR representative based in Geneva, validated to The Hindu
” The amicus curiae will focus on providing a summary of relevant and suitable international human rights standards and norms to support the Court’s considerations in the context of its evaluation of the CAA,” the spokesperson said.
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