1: The arrest of ex-Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) leader, Umar Khalid by the Delhi police is another example of the crackdown on peaceful anti-CAA protests held by the students in Delhi. #UmarKhalid has been arrested under the repressive UAPA.
2: The Delhi police is accusing Umar Khalid as being one of the main conspirators of the riots. Amnesty India had earlier in an investigative briefing pointed out on how the police have taken no action against political leaders who made hate speeches in the buildup to the riots.
3: Many students who took part in the peaceful anti-CAA protests are either being arrested and jailed by the Delhi police under draconian anti-terror laws or subjected to intense intimidation and harassment as they are called in for interrogation during the COVID-19 pandemic
4: Besides Umar Khalid, at least five other students continue to remain in jail in Delhi. They are Asif Iqbal Tanha, Devangana Kalita, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Natasha Narwal. They have all been arrested under the UAPA.
5: The government is using the UAPA to harass, intimidate and imprison peaceful student protestors. The slow investigative processes and extremely stringent bail provisions under this law ensure that they are locked up for years without trial, turning the process into punishment.
6: Amnesty International India calls on the Delhi police to respect the right to dissent and to stop the crackdown on peaceful protests.
Repeat after us:
Peaceful Protest is not a Crime.
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The Indian govt must carry out an independent probe into the allegations of human rights violations reported by @thecaravanindia. Instead, it has censored the magazine by ordering to remove a story which reported alleged torture & killing of civilians in Jammu by the Indian army.
Today, in a post on X, Caravan magazine said, "This is to inform readers we have received an order from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting under Section 69A of the Information and Technology (IT) Act, directing us to take down this story in 24 hours."
Earlier this month, Caravan reported that at least 25 men were picked up from several villages in Rajouri and Poonch districts, and taken to three different army posts, where they were severely tortured in December 2023. Three of them had died.
We're concerned about the passing of the three laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya bill in the Lok Sabha. These proposed laws will only intensify the targeted crackdown on freedom of expression in the country.
Far from being an overhaul, the revised bills have not only retained the draconian laws but have also failed in addressing issues that have plagued the criminal justice system.
Instead, the proposed laws dangerously extend executive powers to invoke national security provisions without adequate safeguards. Some worrying provisions are discussed below.
Joint Letter: Amnesty International along with five other organizations call on the representatives of G20 member countries attending the Delhi 2023 summit to hold the Indian government accountable for the human rights violations in Kashmir. amnesty.org/en/documents/a…
The Indian authorities have intensified their crackdown on independent media and civil society groups through the frequent use of abusive counterterrorism and state security laws like UAPA and J&K Public Safety Act, which violate international norms.
India’s National Investigation Agency has arrested prominent human rights defender Khurram Parvez by misusing UAPA - India’s counter-terrorism law, as well as journalist Irfan Mehraj.
The media reports based on a video emerging out of Manipur allegedly showing a mob of Meitei men assaulting and parading two tribal Kuki women naked to gang-rape them is a shocking reminder of the scale and severity of the ongoing impunity in the state. rb.gy/rug6s
Media reports suggest that the video was made on May 4, a day after the violence began in Manipur. The state authorities were quick to block internet access that continues to date, hiding the true extent of the horrendous human rights violations being carried out in Manipur.
Rape and sexual violence have been used to inflict lasting physical and psychological damage on women and girls during ethnic violence. This brutal treatment is aimed at degrading and dehumanizing the tribal Kuki community.
In a series of arrests, 16 activists were imprisoned simply because they spoke up for the rights of the most marginalized in the country. Today, 5 years have passed since the first round of arrests of activists in the Bhima Koregaon case.
Shoma Sen is one of the #BK16. She investigated atrocities by security forces in Manipur & Chhattisgarh. On this day in 2018 she was arrested for ‘waging war against the Government of India’. She remains in jail without trial.
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Actor. Publisher. Activist.
Sudhir Dhawale published a Marathi magazine focused on various social issues. In 2011, he was arrested for "waging war against the Govt" and acquitted. On this day in 2018, he was arrested again the same charge. He remains in jail without trial. 3/7
KARNATAKA: The incoming state government must prioritize and uphold human rights for all in the state. We call on @INCKarnataka to take three priority actions for human rights. 👇🏾
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👉🏾 Immediately revoke the ban on women wearing hijabs in educational institutions. The ban forces Muslim girls to choose between their rights to freedom of expression and religion, and their right to education, hindering their ability to meaningfully participate in society.
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👉🏾 Review and repeal discriminatory provisions in the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020 and the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2022, which can be misused and weaponized against minorities.
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