HRW slams India for IOJK abuses, crackdown on Muslims, critics
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January 15, 2021
NEW YORK: A prominent international human rights watchdog has denounced Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for intensifying repression in Jammu and Kashmir, targeting Muslims in India and for harassing, arresting and prosecuting activists, journalists, and critics.
In its World Report 2021, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the Indian government continued to impose harsh and discriminatory restrictions on Muslim-majority areas in Jammu and Kashmir since revoking the state’s constitutional status in August, 2019 and splitting it into two federally governed territories.
Attacks continued against minorities, especially Muslims, even as authorities failed to take action against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders who vilified Muslims and BJP supporters who engaged in violence, the report said. The Covid-19 lockdown disproportionately hurt marginalised communities du
Church condemns Bangladesh s climate of fear
Human Rights Watch report details repression of dissent, sexual violence and a culture of impunity
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Ethnic minority students participate in a rally in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka to protest violations of human rights. (Photo: UCA News)
A senior Catholic official has called on Bangladesh’s government to take effective steps to improve human rights in the country following a damning report from a global rights watchdog.
In its World Report 2021 published Jan. 13, New York-based Human Rights Watch slammed Bangladeshi authorities for failing to stop crackdowns on dissent, unabated extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances amid increasing authoritarianism under the pretext of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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HRW Slams India For Rights Abuses In Kashmir, Attacks Against Country s Muslims And Crackdown On Critics Thu 14th January 2021 | 03:18 PM
A prominent international human rights watchdog body has denounced Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi s government for intensifying repression in Jammu and Kashmir, targeting Muslims in India and for harassing, arresting and prosecuting activists, journalists, and others critics
NEW YORK, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Jan, 2021 ) :A prominent international human rights watchdog body has denounced IndianPrime MinisterNarendra Modi s government for intensifying repression in Jammu and Kashmir, targeting Muslims in India and for harassing, arresting and prosecuting activists, journalists, and others critics.