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U.N. rights chief warns India over divisive policies, harassment of Muslims

U.N. rights chief warns India over divisive policies, harassment of Muslims
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse -  Copyright  DENIS BALIBOUSE(Reuters)
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GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet warned India on Wednesday that its "divisive policies" could undermine economic growth, saying that narrow political agendas were marginalising vulnerable people in an already unequal society.

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"We are receiving reports that indicate increasing harassment and targeting of minorities – in particular Muslims and people from historically disadvantaged and marginalised groups, such as Dalits and Adivasis," Bachelet said in her annual report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva.

(Reporting by Tom Miles; editing by Stephanie Nebehay)

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