Overview

• India’s UN envoy Eldos Mathew Punnoose said the Pakistan Army committed heinous sexual violence against hundreds of thousands of women in 1971 and asserted the pattern persists today.
• He cited recent OHCHR reporting on abductions, trafficking, forced conversions and early marriages targeting minority women and alleged Pakistan’s judiciary validates such acts.
• The statement directly replied to Pakistan’s claims about Jammu and Kashmir and questioned Islamabad’s moral standing while noting Pakistan currently sits on the Council as a non‑permanent member.
• India called for prosecutions and comprehensive services for survivors in line with UNSC Resolution 2467, including healthcare, legal aid, psychosocial support and reintegration.
• Highlighting its own measures, India pointed to contributions to the UN trust fund, a 2017 compact to prevent exploitation, the 2007 all‑women police unit in Liberia and ongoing female contingents and training programs.