Topic: HRW
Killings by Indian Army of three Kashmiris must be independently investigated: Human Rights Watch
The Indian authorities should immediately order an independent, impartial investigation into the killings by security forces of three people in July 2020 in Jammu and Kashmir, Human Rights Watch said Saturday.
India persists with its repression of Kashmiri Muslims, says international rights watchdog
Indian authorities continue to impose harsh and discriminatory restrictions on Muslim-majority areas in Jammu and Kashmir, one year after the revocation of the state’s constitutional status on August 5, 2019, Human Rights Watch said.
EU-India Summit: Global rights orgs call on EU to discuss activists’ arrests in India
Request to raise serious concerns and urge progress on the situation of human rights defenders during the upcoming 15th EU-India Summit of 15 July 2020
End bias in prosecuting Delhi violence, demands global rights watchdog
Indian authorities should immediately drop politically-motivated charges against those peacefully protesting against citizenship policies that discriminate against Muslims and release them from custody, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
25 international organizations write letter to Indian govt calling for release of student leaders
Twenty Five international organizations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and International Commission of Jurists wrote an open letter to India's Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding the immediate release of jailed rights activists and protesting students.
Human Rights Watch condemns arrests of Teltumbde, Navlakha
"The government should immediately drop all charges under a counterterrorism law against Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha for allegedly inciting caste-based violence along with other activists during a demonstration in Maharashtra state in 2017," HRW said.
