The Deol Foundation has released a 12-page report on the human rights of the Indian farmers. The Foundation supported by Patron Lord Indrajit Singh CBE of Wimbeldon has written an open letter to the United Nations (UN) seeking immediate intervention by setting up ‘United Nations Observation Posts’ at the farmers protest sites surrounding the New Delhi border.
It further requests the UN to send a fact-finding team to India, to investigate “human rights violations against farmers, farm labourers”. The letter seen by Asian Voice, Lord Singh also cautions, “Over 230 people have died during this current crisis and if the national government does not change direction in its response against protest and dissent this will likely run into the many thousands in the coming months.”
According to him, the Government of India is in:
“Breach of Articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29 and 30 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights Act.
"Breach of Articles 2, 3, 6, and 8 of the United Resolution of the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas.
"Breach of Articles 14, 32, 21, 20 (1), 25(1), 19, 29 (1) of the Constitution Of India.
"Breach of Articles PT1: 1, PT2: 2, PT3: 6, 7 ,9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26 , of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.”
Currently, there are tens of thousands of farmers encamped at the three farmers' protest sites. Several other British Sikh MPs have written to the UK Foreign office with the aim of exerting influence and pressure on Downing Street to intervene in India’s domestic affairs. Downing Street and FCDO are closely monitoring the situation.
