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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

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

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

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

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

With this human rights charter, Amnesty International urges the newly formed National Democratic Alliance (NDA) -led Indian government to ensure that the protection and promotion of human rights is kept at the centre of all its policies and decisions for the next five years.

India: Six-point human rights charter for the new government

Responding to the swearing in of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third term and his stated promise to lead the country by consensus and uphold the values of the Indian constitution, Aakar Patel, Chair of Amnesty International India’s board, said: “Over the past 10 years, the government of Narendra Modi has repeatedly trampled Weiterlesen

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

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

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