The failure of the US-based chemical company Dow to provide remedy to victims of a deadly gas leak from a pesticide plant in India...
Joint letter to GANHRI on review of NHRCI’s accreditation status
We, the undersigned, are writing to bring to your attention serious concerns regarding the National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRCI) ahead of the...
Crackdown on opposition reaches a crisis point ahead of national elections
Responding to the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi state Chief Minister and opposition leader from the Aam Aadmi Party, along with freezing of bank...
India: Immediately release Irfan Mehraj – A call from civil society on the first anniversary of his continuing arbitrary detention
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, call for the immediate and unconditional release of Kashmiri journalist and human rights defender Irfan Mehraj. While on...
Citizenship Amendment Act is a blow to Indian constitutional values and international standards
The operationalization of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 is a blow to the Indian constitutional values of equality and religious non-discrimination and inconsistent...
Joint Letter_Misuse of FATF standards to undermine civil society groups in India_FATF response
On 12 February 2024, Amnesty International along with seven other groups wrote to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) urging the global body to...
Re-acquittal of human rights defender G.N. Saibaba is a triumph of justice over continued repression
Responding to the news of activist and Delhi University professor Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba’s re-acquittal by the Bombay High Court today after being in jail...
The price of protest must not be death
Responding to the death of the 22- year-old farmer Shubhkaran Singh during the ‘Dilli Chalo’ Farmers’ march, Aakar Patel, chair of board at Amnesty...
Right to peaceful protest under threat due to mounting restrictions and escalating crackdown on farmers’ march
Responding to the mounting restrictions and escalating crackdown by the Indian authorities on the ‘Dilli Chalo’ peaceful march of farmers, Aakar Patel, chair of...
Unearthing Accountability – JCB’s Role and Responsibility in Bulldozer Injustice in India
Amnesty International has analysed the punitive demolitions of 128 properties in the states of Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh following episodes...