The deliberate reliance on discredited sources calls into question the credibility of the report itself.”The report, titled “Transnational Repression in the UK”, was published on Wednesday by the Joint Human Rights Committee, made up of MPs and peers, which consider matters relating to human rights in the UK. Its members include Indian-origin peer Lord Dholakia.Page 6 states: “Our inquiry received evidence alleging that many states had conducted TNR (transnational repression) activities on UK soil. Multiple evidence submissions accused Bahrain, China, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and UAE of perpetrating TNR in the UK. "China, Russia and Iran were highlighted as the “three most flagrant TNR perpetrators in the UK”.Written evidence submitted to the committee was also published. It merely records that evidence was given by a group that has long been hostile to India.

Source: The Times August 02, 2025 02:50 UTC