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Umar Khalid’s incarceration: USCIRF Commissioner expresses concern over use of anti-terrorism laws to silence activists
Washington, D.C. (October 19, 2023) - At a Congressional briefing hosted by several civil rights groups, on the issue of the wrongful incarceration of Indian Muslim activist Umar Khalid, the...
Concerns about targeting of minorities in India raised at US Congressional Briefing
Briefing highlights violation of rights of minorities, especially Muslims, and draws attention to the recommendations of the USCIRF
Designate India as ‘Country of Particular Concern’, impose sanctions: USCIRF
Annual report highlights "discriminatory policies, inflammatory rhetoric and tolerance for violence against minorities" in India
Minority groups, human rights organisations welcome USCIRF report on India
USCIRF had recommended that the US government designate India a Country of Particular Concern due to its recent track record of persecution of religious minorities