In a meeting of United Nations Human Rights Organization in Geneva, many countries have advised India to stop violence against Dalits, women, religious minorities.

The UN has started a tradition called Universal Periodic Review since 2008, under which every four years the member countries ask for answers from each other on human rights issues.

Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi on behalf of India answered questions from many countries.

He said that the freedom of expression is in the core of India's democracy.

India said in this meeting that India is a secular country. Apart from this, India has committed commitment to human rights.

Many countries have expressed their views in this meeting, which has raised issues of discrimination and violence against women, dalits and minorities in India mainly by many countries.

Many countries have appealed to curb religious violence, to end the execution of hanging and to restrain smuggling.

This is the first for Narendra Modi government and the third opportunity for India when the government is answering its track record on human rights issues.

Mexico appealed to India to give proper training to government employees who working with the victims of sexual abuse and ending of discrimination with Dalits and girls.

Lebanon asked India to giving guarantee to the defense of religious freedom, apart from this, Lebanon has also asked to restrain smuggling.

Lithuania has appealed to the protection of human rights activists, investigations of attacks on journalists and activists.

Latvia appealed to end violence against women, while Kenya has appealed to take action against violence and discrimination against minorities and women.

India has said that there are laws to prevent discrimination against Dalits.

Apart from ending the execution of the death penalty, Italy appealed to the victims of religious attacks to get justice.

In addition to promoting human rights from India, Iraq has appealed to increase budget in education sector.

Spain also appealed to rape in marriage in crime category, violence against women and honor killings or killing for honor and end to child wages.

Iceland has said that despite the laws of violence against women and girls there is no dearth of violence. Iceland has also appealed to withdraw Section 377, under section 377, homosexuality has been classified as a crime.

India has said that the Supreme Court will hear in this matter. At the same time, on the execution sentence, India says that only in the case of the Rarest of rare case is hanged.

Switzerland expressed concern over the civil society's restrictions, attack on the minorities. Also appealed to the review of AFSPA.

Pakistan appealed to stop the use of pellet guns in Kashmir of India.

America praised the Government of India for protecting democracy.

Nepal and Bangladesh also praised India's policies in human rights.

The United States praised the Supreme Court's 2016 decision in which the court had said that the army did not escape the military punishment under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which gave the privileges to the army.

The United States said that discrimination against Dalits and religious minorities still persists in India.

Austria expressed concern over non-governmental funding of foreign funds under FCRA in India and said that this would affect NGO activities.

In this meeting several countries have requested India to certify the United Nations Convention Against Torture.

On the attacks on Africans India acknowledged that this is a sad incident, but these attacks were not inspired by racism.

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