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Jammu and Kashmir authorities must allow medical care for injured protestors
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir must ensure that people injured in shootings by security forces have access to medical assistance,…
July 11, 2016
Press Release
Indian Government and Coal India sacrifice indigenous rights in the name of development
Mining operations by India’s state-owned Coal India Limited, the world’s largest coal producer, are shutting out indigenous Adivasi communities from…
July 11, 2016
Report
When Land Is Lost, Do We Eat Coal?: Coal Mining and Violations of Adivasi Rights in India
Mining operations by India’s state-owned Coal India Limited, the world’s largest coal producer, are shutting out indigenous Adivasi communities from…
July 11, 2016
Press Release
Suspension of Human Rights NGO’s Foreign Funding License Must Be Revoked
New foreign funding restrictions imposed on Lawyers Collective, a prominent human rights organization, violate constitutionally guaranteed rights to freedom of…
June 3, 2016
Press Release
Authorities in India Must End Impunity for Attacks on Journalists
Indian authorities must bring to justice those behind the murder of a journalist shot dead last week in the state…
May 17, 2016
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Rape and murder of Dalit woman highlights persistence of caste, gender-based violence
Authorities in the south Indian state of Kerala must ensure an independent investigation into allegations of police inaction in a…
May 6, 2016
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Men arrested for sharing satirical image must be released
Authorities in Madhya Pradesh must drop charges against and immediately release two men arrested for allegedly sharing a satirical image…
March 18, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
India: Crackdown on Freedom of Expression Must End
The Delhi police must immediately release Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students’ Union President Kanhaiya Kumar and former Delhi University lecturer…
February 17, 2016
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Chhattisgarh must investigate police inaction in sexual assault case
Authorities in Chhattisgarh must conduct a swift, thorough and independent investigation into the refusal of police officials in Bijapur district,…
January 25, 2016