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Indische Behörden müssen Unterdrückung von Dissidenten in Jammu und Kaschmir beenden

Die indischen Behörden müssen aufhören, im Rahmen der strengen Anti-Terror-Gesetze des Landes restriktive Reiseverbote und willkürliche Inhaftierungen anzuwenden, um kritische Andersdenkende einzuschüchtern und sie davon abzuhalten, sich zu Jammu und Kaschmir zu äußern, erklärte Amnesty International heute im Vorfeld der ersten J&K-Wahlen seit zehn Jahren. Die zunehmende Unterdrückung der Menschenrechte durch die Behörden nach der Weiterlesen

Death penalty never the solution to crime and violence against women

Responding to the Aprajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill adopted today by the West Bengal state government that introduces the death penalty for the offence of rape when it results in the victim’s death or leaves them “in a vegetative state”, Aakar Patel, Chair of Board at Amnesty International said:   Weiterlesen

Joint Statement: EU Should Press India to End Rights Abuses

Five organizations said today, ahead of the EU-India human rights dialogue scheduled for August 20, 2024: The Indian Government should reverse its abusive and discriminatory laws and policies against Muslims, Christians, and other minorities; end restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly; and free all human rights defenders, journalists, and others Weiterlesen

Rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata

On 9 August, a 31- year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical college and hospital in Kolkata, capital city of the state of West Bengal in eastern India. The events sparked a wave of protests across the country. Statement of Amnesty International India: Authorities must protect protesters demanding justice after Weiterlesen

Authorities must immediately repeal repressive new criminal laws

As three new criminal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhinayam (BSA), come into effect today replacing three British-era laws in India, Aakar Patel, chair of board at Amnesty International India said: “The provisions of the amendments to and overhaul of the criminal laws in India would Weiterlesen

Growing Concerns on the Misuse of FATF standards to Target Civil Society

Amnesty International and Front Line Defenders are gravely concerned about the growing instances of misuse of counter-terrorism laws in India to target civil society actors. Ahead of the sixth Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary when the FATF Member States, Secretariat and leadership are meeting to review India’s Mutual Evaluation Report (MER), we urge them Weiterlesen

Use of Entity Resolution in India: Shining a light on how new forms of automation can deny people access to welfare

In January 2024, Al-Jazeera published an investigation that documented how people had lost access to crucial social protection schemes in the state of Telangana, India, after the introduction of Samagra Vedika, a digitalized system for welfare delivery being used by the Government of Telangana.The system is deployed by the state government to collate data on Weiterlesen

New technologies in automated social protection systems can threaten human rights

Governments must ensure automated social protection systems are fit for purpose and do not prevent people eligible for welfare from receiving it, Amnesty International said today as it published a technical explainer on the underlying technology behind Samagra Vedika, an algorithmic system that has been used in India’s Telangana state since 2016. India/Global: New technologies Weiterlesen