Your presence is intolerable, Pakistan doesn’t deserve to be in UNHRC: UN Watch

ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented move, the UN Watch took a scathing dig at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his intolerant views and Islamabad’s inclusion in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

Pakistan was recently re-elected to the UNHRC even as the country’s human rights record is one among the worst in the world.

French President Emmanuel Macron has been facing criticism from various Muslim-majority countries after he took a tough stand on radical Islam and defended cartoons of Prophet  Muhammad.

Macron’s remarks did not go well with Pakistan Prime Minister Khan who slammed the French President, saying that he has “chosen to deliberately provoke Muslims”.

In a reply to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s remark ‘Blasphemy in the garb of freedom of expression is intolerable’, the UN watch said: “Your presence on the U.N. Human Rights Council is intolerable.”

Your presence on the U.N. Human Rights Council is intolerable. https://t.co/rVhyS3qHVS

— UN Watch (@UNWatch) November 6, 2020

In another tweet, the UN Watch shared a statement dated September 28 where it has presented its views against the election of Pakistan in the rights council.

(With Inputs From News Agencies)