Internationale Menschenrechtsorganisationen, darunter Amnesty International, verurteilen die Strafanzeige gegen den preisgekrönten Journalisten und Faktenprüfer Mohammed Zubair und den anhaltenden Gebrauch der Gesetze gegen Volksverhetzung...
Oberster Gerichtshof: Grundsatzurteil muss als Wendepunkt in der Hasskampagne gegen Muslime dienen
In Reaktion auf die kürzlich vom Obersten Gerichtshof Indiens erlassenen Richtlinien zur Verhinderung willkürlicher Abrissarbeiten im Land erklärte Agnès Callamard, Generalsekretärin von Amnesty International:...
Why should India’s human rights record matter in its bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council?
There has been much talk of late about the possibility of India joining the UN Security Council (UNSC) as a permanent member, while most...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...