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The Indian government should immediately stop harassing the Centre for Promotion of Social Concerns and its program unit People’s Watch, ten human rights groups said today. The government should stop using the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act and other abusive laws to silence civil society in India. The groups are Amnesty International, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development …
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Indian authorities have detained the prominent Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez under an abusive counterterrorism law that is increasingly used against activists and critics of the government, six human rights groups said today.The Indian government should immediately end violations of the rights to liberty and a fair trial under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), and uphold domestic and …
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As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for the keynote address the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Sydney Dialogue today, Amnesty International Australia has called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison – who will also address the conference – not to trade away human rights in dealings with India. Recent research from Amnesty Tech revealed that extensive …
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Amnesty International has written to Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton ahead of their planned meetings with counterparts in Indonesia, India, South Korea and the United States over the next few days.
Responding to the news that first repatriation flight from India having a high positive COVID test rate Amnesty International Campaigner Joel MacKay said: “This is sadly not surprising, but it is entirely a situation of the Morrison Government’s making. Refusing repatriation is lazy policy-making – it’s much easier to leave stranded Australians behind in India …
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Governments across South Asia must immediately address healthcare shortages and urgently strengthen their healthcare systems to respond to the rapid surge of COVID-19 cases in the region, said Amnesty International. With India and Nepal’s healthcare systems reaching breaking point, the human rights organization expressed its concern over the lack of preparedness of other countries in …
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Responding to the announcement today that repatriation flights would begin from India to Australia on May 15, Amnesty International Campaigner Joel MacKay said: “We welcome the fact that the totally unconscionable flight ban from India will be lifted, however, we still have concerns about what is being proposed and how that affects the human rights …
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Amnesty International Australia called on the Australian government to better assist India as it endures a COVID-19 emergency, as well as urgently assisting stranded Aussies. “Australia has an important role to play in helping our neighbour and ally protect its citizen’s right to health,” Amnesty International Australia National Director, Sam Klintworth said. Amnesty is calling …
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You may have heard about large scale protests by Indian farmers which have been going on for several months. Protests began on the outskirts of Delhi on November 26 when farmers from Punjab and Haryana states marched to the city and created a number of protest sites. The protests are in response to new farm …
Responding to news that the Jammu and Kashmir police have invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against photojournalist Masrat Zehra and also initiated investigation against journalist Peerzada Ashiq for allegedly spreading ‘misinformation’, Avinash Kumar, Executive Director of Amnesty International India said: “The two new First Information Reports (FIR) against journalists in Kashmir that initiate investigations against …
