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Hatred and Impunity Killing People in Uttar Pradesh

AMNESTY INDIA PRESS RELEASE BENGALURU/NEW DELHI A police officer in Uttar Pradesh has become the latest victim of mob lynching...

Enforcement Directorate must cease smear campaign against Amnesty India

AMNESTY INDIA PRESS RELEASE BENGALURU/DELHI The latest leak of a dossier on Amnesty India by the Enforcement Directorate, a financial...

Amnesty India latest target of government crackdown

Amnesty India is the latest target of the Modi government’s assault on civil society. On Thursday, the Enforcement Directorate, an...

India: SC decriminalizing consensual same-sex relations marks a new era for LGBTI rights in India

The landmark ruling by India’s Supreme Court decriminalizing consensual same-sex relations is a historic step, which sends a message of...

ASSAM: Millions stare at Uncertain Future

AI INDIA RELEASE – BENGALURU/NEW DELHI Responding to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) list published today, Arijit Sen, Programmes...

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Crackdown on press freedom not a solution to tackle ‘fake news’

Reacting to reports of the withdrawal of an executive order issued by the central government that allowed journalists’ accreditation to...

Amnesty International in Canada and India calls on Trudeau and Modi to press each other on human rights

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares for an official visit to India, Amnesty International has issued Open Letters to both...

India: Dalit Rights Activist Chandrasekhar Azad’s Detention is a Mockery of the Law

The arrest and detention of Dalit rights activist Chandrasekhar Azad under the National Security Act a day after he was...

1984 Sikh massacre: 33 years on, justice still eludes victims

The impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators of the 1984 Sikh massacre must end immediately and authorities should ensure that all...

Prominent 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...

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...

Kashmir: Award for soldier suspected of torture shows disdain for human rights

The Indian Army’s decision to present an award to a soldier suspected of having a man tied to a moving...

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