New citizenship law in India ‘fundamentally discriminatory’: UN human rights office

December 13, 2019 chhaymam@chhaymam.com Free International People Search, Free International Public Directory, Free People Finder, International People Search 0

A new law in India which expedites citizenship for certain religious minorities has been criticized by the UN human rights office for being “fundamentally discriminatory in nature.”

UN News – Human Rights
December 13, 2019 at 10:53AM
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