The ICJ, together with 24 other civil society organizations, sent a joint open letter to the Indian Government calling for the release of human rights defenders, all detained under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). (more…)
The ICJ and other NGOs today highlighted the discriminatory character of India’s Citizenship Amendment Act, and called for accountability for violence and excessive use of force in relation to protests against it, today at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. (more…)
The Indian government must investigate the use of excessive and unlawful force by Uttar Pradesh police against demonstrators protesting the imposition of a discriminatory new law, the International Commission of Jurists said today in a briefing paper. (more…)
