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1: A sedition case has been filed against Ramachandra Guha, Aparna Sen, Mani Ratnam, Anurag Kashyap, Shyam Benegal, Shubha Mudgal, Konkona Sensharma, and 42 others for urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take meaningful action against hate crimes.
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2: In an open letter addressed to the Prime Minister on 23 July, the 49 personalities had cited government and other data to highlight the rise in hate crimes and decline in its convictions. They had also appealed for swift and sure justice for the victims.
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3: The FIR was filed in Muzaffarpur, Bihar following a petition filed by an advocate claiming that the letter signed by the 49 had "tarnished the image of the country and undermined the impressive performance of the Prime Minister”.
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In the first six months of 2019 alone, 181 incidents of alleged hate crimes have been recorded by the website, nearly double than previous three years’ half-yearly counts.
This highlights a very alarming trend in the country.
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This highlights a very alarming trend in the country.
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@the_hindu @nytimesworld @BBCWorld @scroll_in @thenewsminute @QuintHindi @ReutersIndia @guardian @amnestysasia @NewsFromAmnesty For India to be committed towards ending hate crimes, it is essential for the country’s penal laws to first recognise the bias behind the commission of such crimes and document the occurrence of such incidents – both of which remain conspicuously absent currently.
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@the_hindu @nytimesworld @BBCWorld @scroll_in @thenewsminute @QuintHindi @ReutersIndia @guardian @amnestysasia @NewsFromAmnesty @UNHumanRights @CPJAsia @DeccanHerald @fernanddev In the first 6 months of 2019, we saw an 81% increase in alleged hate crimes than the first half of last year: bit.ly/HTHJanJune19
Hate crimes can no longer be ignored.
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Hate crimes can no longer be ignored.
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PM @narendramodi must uphold the promise of a nation where minorities do not live in fear. (1/4)
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Soon after the @BJP4India's resounding victory at the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, PM @narendramodi said: “Minorities have long been made to live in fear by those who believed in vote-bank politics and this deception needs to end to take everyone along." (2/4)
“While Prime Minister Modi’s acknowledgement of the fears shared by religious minorities is appreciated, he must take concrete steps to assure them that their constitutional rights will be upheld by his government,” said @aakar_amnesty, Head of @AIIndia. (3/4)
“Hate crimes? What hate crimes?”
Because if it’s not officially recorded as a hate crime, they say it cannot exist.
Our latest #HaltTheHate data from 2018 shows a different story.
Visit haltthehate.amnesty.org.in to know more.
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Because if it’s not officially recorded as a hate crime, they say it cannot exist.
Our latest #HaltTheHate data from 2018 shows a different story.
Visit haltthehate.amnesty.org.in to know more.
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NEWS: In 2018, the website documented a total of 218 alleged hate crimes. 142 of these were against Dalits, 50 against Muslims, and 8 each against Christians, Adivasis, and transgender people.
amnesty.org.in/news-update/ov…
amnesty.org.in/news-update/ov…
2018 में हमारी वेबसाइट पर कथित रूप से हुए घृणा-प्रेरित अपराधों के कुल 218 मामले दर्ज किये गए। इनमें से 142 मामलों के शिकार दलित थे, 50 के शिकार मुसलमान थे - bit.ly/2H5x9IP
