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Report
Losing Sight in Kashmir: The Impact of Pellet-Firing Shotguns
Pellet-firing shotguns, which have been responsible for blinding, killing and traumatizing hundreds of people in Kashmir, must be immediately banned,…
September 13, 2017
Press Release
SC verdict on triple talaq a step forward for women’s rights in India
Responding to the Supreme Court’s verdict today declaring the practice of talaq-e-biddat unconstitutional, Asmita Basu, Programmes Director at Amnesty International…
September 11, 2017
Press Release
Prominent Indian Journalist Killed Amid Growing Attacks on Dissent
The killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh by gunmen outside her residence in Bengaluru on Tuesday night raises alarms about the…
September 6, 2017
Press Release
Peaceful protests are not a crime
Responding to the arrest of Medha Patkar, of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), Asmita Basu, Programmes Director at Amnesty International…
August 10, 2017
Report
Justice Under Trial: A study of pre-trial detention in India
Around 2.8 lakh Indians are being held in prison during their trials or awaiting trial, without having been convicted of…
July 12, 2017
Press Release
DETENTION OF DALIT RIGHTS ACTIVISTS IN UTTAR PRADESH UNJUSTIFIED
The arrest and detention of Dalit activists in Lucknow by the Uttar Pradesh police for organising a press conference about…
July 4, 2017
Report
India: Hate crimes against Muslims and rising Islamophobia must be condemned
Indian authorities must ensure that there is no impunity for those responsible for public lynchings and other hate crimes against…
June 28, 2017
Press Release
Closure Of Kashmir Newspaper A Setback To Free Speech
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir must revoke an order to stop the printing and publication of Kashmir Reader, a Srinagar-based English…
October 4, 2016
Press Release
India: Kashmiri human rights activist re-arrested
Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez has been detained a second time, after a court ordered his release from administrative…
September 21, 2016
Press Release
India: Global standards on police use of force violated in Kashmir
Security forces are using arbitrary and excessive force in response to protests in Jammu and Kashmir, violating international standards and…
September 12, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International India responds to sedition allegations
On August 15, a First Information Report was reportedly registered against Amnesty International India with regard to an event held…
August 16, 2016
Press Release
India: End of Irom Sharmila’s hunger strike an opportunity to repeal AFSPA
Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience Irom Chanu Sharmila ended her 16-year-long hunger strike against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act…
August 10, 2016