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Institutional reforms, not death penalty, needed to end sexual violence: says Amnesty International India

In response to the Supreme Court’s verdict today in the 2012 Delhi bus gang-rape case, Amnesty International India said Institutional reforms, not death penalty, needed to end sexual violence.

Impunity, Discrimination Aand Repression Of Dissent, India’s human rights review at the UN

Amnesty International a UK based human rights group here on Thursday (4th May) will table a report at the UN Human Rights Council.

Amnesty International to release Report about Attacks on Freedom of Expression (FoE) in Bangladesh

Amnesty International will be launching a report titled 'Caught between fear and repression: Attacks on Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh' at 3.30 PM today in Press Club of India, New Delhi.

Targeting of civilians By ‘Armed Groups’ in Kashmir is Human Rights Abuse

Reports from Jammu and Kashmir of civilians being targeted by suspected members of armed groups are condemnable, said Amnesty International India today.

China Highest Executioner, India Highest Death Sentence Presenter Says Amnesty India

China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, April 11, even as death penalties in the world decreased overall. The human rights organization estimates the Asian giant alone killed "thousands" of people, a figure based on examinations of court records and news reports.

Bangladesh & India Must Improve Human Rights Situation Alongside Bilateral Relations: Amnesty India

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina begin a summit meeting in New Delhi to bolster bilateral relations, the leaders should also look to address the human rights challenges in both countries, Amnesty International India said today.

India must not forcibly return Rohingyas to Myanmar: Amnesty India

Human Rights group Amnesty India has urged the Indian state to not to forcibly return Rohingyas Muslims to Myanmar.

Amnesty Statement on Racist Hate Crime Against Nigerian Students in Greater Noida (UP)

Uttar Pradesh authorities must bring to justice those responsible for recent racist attacks against black African students and ensure the students’ safety, said Amnesty International India today.

Amnesty Demands Independent Investigation Into Gang-Rape Of Advasi Women By MP Police

The Madhya Pradesh government must ensure an independent and impartial investigation into the allegedgang-rape and sexual assault of four Adivasi women by police personnel

Uttar Pradesh: New Chief Minister Must Retract Previous Statements Against Muslims, says Amnesty India

In statement released by the Amnesty International a UK based human rights group has here today asked the newly appointed CM of Uttar Pradesh state of India Yogi Aditiyanath

Amnesty’s Report Trashes India’s claim of being a “Great” Democracy: says Dal Khalsa

India’s claim for being a great democracy is mere farce and fraud, said Dal Khalsa. Sikh body statement says from Punjab to Kashmir, from Tamil Nadu to the North-East, incidents of rights violations are reaching gigantic proportions.

Politics Of Demonitization: Amnesty International Report Denounces India For Its Inhumane Economic Polices

UK based human rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday here today tabled a report under the heading of "Politics Of Demonitization" that elaborates

Free Speech and Academic Freedom under Threat in Indian Universities: says Amnesty India

Academic freedom in universities must be protected recent events at Ramjas college in Delhi illustrate the growing threat to freedom of expression on Indian university campuses, said Amnesty International India.

USA: Trump’s seven first steps to sabotage human rights: Amnesty International

Since taking over at the White House, US President Donald Trump has wasted little time putting into action his poisonous campaign rhetoric.

Syria Executed 13,000 Civilian at Saydnaya Prison Since 2011, Says Amnesty International

UK based human rights organisation Amnesty International on Tuesday released as a part of human rights observation in the on going civil war in Syria has

Amnesty International releases documentary film “The Cost Of Coal”

The Amnesty International here today launched a documentary film under the heading of "The Cost Of Coal" depicting the forlorn situation of

Accountability Still Missing for 1984 Sikh massacre: says Amnesty India; Insaaf ’84 Campaign Digest Launched

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the central government must not waste the opportunity to deliver justice for the 1984 Sikh massacre, said Amnesty International India today at the Chandigarh launch of a campaign digest on the massacre.

Sikh Youth of Punjab Deplores India’s Opposition to UN Resolution on Abolishing Death Penalty

Sikh Youth of Punjab (SYP) strongly criticised Indian government for opposing the United Nations resolution that "sought to promote a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty".

India Used Foreign Funding Law to Harass 25 NGOs; Stop Invoking FCRA to Restrict Peaceful Association, Speech: Amnesty, HRW

New Delhi: The Indian central government’s refusal to renew foreign funding licenses of 25 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) without valid reasons violates their rights to freedom of expression and association.

Bhopal Encounter Killings Must Be Investigated: Says Amnesty International India

The Madhya Pradesh government must ensure an independent, impartial, swift and thorough criminal investigation into the alleged extrajudicial execution of eight undertrial prisoners by the state police on 31 October, said Amnesty International India today.

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