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June 18, 2019

Indian government 'prepares all-out assault on tribal rights'

Survival International says one of the biggest human rights violations in the world is being planned, with almost no voices outside India raised in opposition.
May 31, 2019

Prime Minister Modi must build a more inclusive India, says Amnesty

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi must make a sincere commitment to building an inclusive India that protects religious minorities and human rights defenders, Amnesty India says.
May 6, 2019

Oxfam India responds as Cyclone Fani causes destruction in Odisha

Oxfam India’s humanitarian teams are assessing the damage caused by Cyclone Fani, the worst cyclone that India has witnessed in the last 20 years.
May 1, 2019

UN experts call for release of human rights defender in India

Dr Saibaba’s health problems require immediate and sustained medical attention and are reaching a point of being life-threatening, the experts said.
February 27, 2019

UK arms sales 'add to volatility between India and Pakistan'

CAAT says selling arms to both India and Pakistan is putting arms sales ahead of peace-building and human rights.
February 22, 2019

Indian Supreme Court orders eviction of estimated 8 million tribespeople

The ruling is in response to requests to declare invalid the Forest Rights Act, which gives forest-dwelling people rights to their ancestral lands.
January 14, 2019

UN experts alarmed by alleged police killings in Uttar Pradesh, India

UN human rights experts have expressed alarm about allegations of at least 59 extrajudicial killings by police in Uttar Pradesh since March 2017.
December 21, 2018

Indian journalist to be jailed for a year for criticising Hindu nationalism

The journalist is to be jailed without a trial under the preventive detention provisions of the National Security Act.
November 6, 2018

Journalist beaten to death in eastern India after receiving threats

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Indian authorities to shed all possible light on the murder of Chandan Tiwari, a journalist who was beaten to death after receiving threats in connection with his reporting.
October 27, 2018

Amnesty India is latest target of government crackdown

Amnesty India office raided and bank accounts frozen, followed by a smear campaign on social media.