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On Human Rights Day: Activists to Protest in Delhi Against Indian State’s Crackdown

By Sikh Siyasat Bureau

December 08, 2018

New Delhi: To mark the World Human Rights Day 0n December 10, 2018, the civil society organisations and human rights defenders and activists are organising a protest and a Public Meeting from 2 pm onwards at Jantar Mantar to urge the Government of India to uphold its constitutional obligation of protecting fundamental rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in India.

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Prominent activists like Umar Khalid, Indira Jaising, Prashant Bhushan, Vrinda Grover, Nikhil Dey, Hartosh Bal among others will address the gathering and discuss the increasing crackdown on civil society organisations and human rights defenders by the Government of India, said a release by Amnesty International India.