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The UN High Commissioner condemns the prosecution of Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain, urges the government to reconsider move
After the Delhi Lieutenant Governor granted sanction to prosecute writer and academic, Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain, the UN has released a strong statement called out against the prosecution, and the release of all human rights defenders.
On the firing line: Human rights warriors of 2022
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The list includes journalists, activists and other citizens who displayed exemplary courage to stand up against injustice, personal and collective; in so doing they shine our as beacons of inspiration
Free Teesta Setalvad: Human Rights defenders stand with Teesta Setalvad
Different human rights groups and activists have expressed solidarity with her and demanded her immediate release
Never-the-less, they persisted: Human Rights Heroes of 2021
Meet our fellow Indians who have continued to defend our rights and freedoms despite being hounded with different forms of institutional violence ranging from targeted attacks and lawsuits to jail terms
HRDA condemns Trichy police’s failure to protect activist Ramachandran
The human right’s organisation alleges the police were complicit with the attackers since they failed to provide the protection that Ramachandran asked for repeatedly
UN slams India for crackdown on Human Rights Defenders
High Commissioner dismayed at restrictions on human rights NGOs and arrests of activists in India
Human Rights Defenders Pranab Doley and Soneshwar Narah arbitrarily detained in Assam
The two had written a letter to the CM of Assam apprising him of a PDS scam
Front Line Defenders condemns repression of human rights defenders in India
In a press statement, it condemned the excessive force by the police and the increasingly hostile environment for HRD’s in India
Stop the McCarthy style witch hunt of Academics and Human Rights Defenders!
The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) condemns the...
Front Line Defenders expresses concern on “Imminent arrest” of Fr. Stan Swamy and other Jharkhand activists
Demands “Immediate Revocation” of Arrest, Search warrant and alleges...
Human rights defender Sobita Mangstabam threatened, accused police officer suspended, Manipur
Manipur-based human rights defender (HRD) Sobita Mangstabam was threatened...