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Investigate Alleged Overseas Murder Plots; Indian Govt’s Poor Record of Accountability at Home Heightens Concerns: HRW

FATF Review Should Document Crackdown on Dissent in India: Amnesty, HRW

India: 8 Journalists Covering Farmer Protests Charged; Drop Cases, Protect Media Freedom: Human Rights Watch

Bhima Koregaon Case: Politically Motivated Use of UAPA Concerns Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch

India should Act on UN Rights Report on Kashmir: Human Rights Watch

There Were Systematic Rapes Committed Upon Rohingya Women By Myanmar Military: HRW Report

UN Review Should Condemn The Crackdown On Rights Group By India: HRW

India: Perpetration Of Violence & Terror In The Guise Of ‘Gau Rakshak’

India Used Foreign Funding Law to Harass 25 NGOs; Stop Invoking FCRA to Restrict Peaceful Association, Speech: Amnesty, HRW

Cease Wrongful Detentions In Jammu And Kashmir: Joint Statement by Amnesty, Human Rights Watch & ICJ

UN expert calls on states to end caste discrimination

Copy of Letter to US President Barack Obama by Sikh Coalition, Human Rights Watch and Ensaaf regarding 1984 Sikh Massacres

Sikh Coalition, Ensaaf and Human Rights Watch write to Obama seeking Justice for 1984 Anti-Sikh Massacres

India: No Justice for 1984 Anti-Sikh Bloodshed: Human Rights Watch

Executive director of Human Rights Watch denied entry to Egypt

Delhi CBI court revokes exemption of Sumedh Saini; Summons issued against Punjab DGP in triple murder trial

Afzal Guru’s hanging shows a very worrying trend by Indian government: Human Rights Watch

Child sex abuse shielded by silence & neglect in India – Police, Doctors, Courts need to Change policies & Mindset: HRW

Torture on Bhai Kulvir Singh Barapind: SJF demands termination of Indo-American Extradition Treaty

“Barapind’s case gives the Indian government a high-profile reminder to take action against the chronic problem of torture in custody: Human Rights Watch

HRW tells India to Accept UN Rights Body Recommendations on AFSPA & Address Torture, Disappearances, Minority Rights

HRW ask India to rescind “shoot at sight” orders & investigate 45 deaths, displacement of 300,000 in ethnic violence in Assam

India – Government, Maoists Target Civil Society Activists: HRW report

Injustice with Sikhs in India – HRW recommendations are welcomed, but they are not a solution: CSC

Halt execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana: Human Rights Watch

Indian PM’s call for ‘zero tolerance’ of abuses by the armed forces has been undercut by the near “zero progress” in holding the abusers responsible: HRW

Dal Khalsa’s Memorandum to HRW on World Human Rights Day 2011

Sikh body writes to HRW cataloging incidents of rights violations of past one year in Punjab

Never heard anything against Izhar Alam: Badal

Bring Charges for Newly Discovered Massacre of Sikhs: Human rights watch

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CBI Court Sentences 5 Ex-Punjab Police Officers to Life in 1993 Fake Encounter Case

August 5, 2025

A special CBI court in Mohali on 4 August 2025 sentenced five retired Punjab Police officers to rigorous life imprisonment for the cold-blooded killing of seven individuals — including three special police officers (SPOs) — in two fake encounters staged in 1993.

G7 Summit: Rights Groups Call on Canada to Act on India’s Transnational Repression Targeting Sikhs

June 18, 2025

A broad coalition of rights groups, academics, political leaders, and community organizations has issued a strong call to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to hold Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian officials accountable for what they describe as a campaign of transnational repression targeting Sikhs in Canada.

HRW Urges G7 Leaders to Address India’s Transnational Repression Against Sikhs in Canada

June 18, 2025

Ahead of the G7 Leaders’ Summit, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on participating governments to address transnational repression, highlighting India’s role in targeting Sikh activists abroad as a key concern.

Investigate Alleged Overseas Murder Plots; Indian Govt’s Poor Record of Accountability at Home Heightens Concerns: HRW

December 19, 2023

Indian authorities should conduct thorough and impartial investigations into allegations that government agents were involved in assassination plots against Sikh separatists in the United States and Canada, Human Rights Watch said today.

FATF Review Should Document Crackdown on Dissent in India: Amnesty, HRW

November 4, 2023

Chandigarh: The global terrorism financing and money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), should call on the Indian government to stop prosecuting, intimidating and harassing human rights defenders, activists and non-profit organisations in the country on the pretext of countering terrorist financing, Amnesty International, Charity & Security Network and Human Rights Watch said […]

India: 8 Journalists Covering Farmer Protests Charged; Drop Cases, Protect Media Freedom: Human Rights Watch

February 5, 2021

Eight journalists who covered the farmer protests in India and violence in Delhi on January 26, 2021 are facing baseless criminal charges, Human Rights Watch said in a statement on February 2. The Indian authorities should drop the charges, which include sedition, promoting communal disharmony, and making statements prejudicial to national integration.

Bhima Koregaon Case: Politically Motivated Use of UAPA Concerns Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch

June 25, 2018

Indian authorities should cease arrests of Dalit rights activists for their work, Amnesty International India and Human Rights Watch said today.

India should Act on UN Rights Report on Kashmir: Human Rights Watch

June 19, 2018

The Indian government should immediately act on the recommendations in the first-ever report by the United Nations on human rights in Kashmir, Human Rights Watch said.

There Were Systematic Rapes Committed Upon Rohingya Women By Myanmar Military: HRW Report

November 17, 2017

Chandigarh: Human Rights Watch an international rights group in its report has stated that Myanmar (Burmese) military have committed widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in Burma’s Rakhine State. The 37-page report, “‘All of My Body Was Pain’: Sexual Violence Against Rohingya Women and Girls in Burma,” […]

UN Review Should Condemn The Crackdown On Rights Group By India: HRW

May 2, 2017

The Human Rights Watch a US based rights advocacy group has here today tabled a report in which it has asked the UN's human rights wing to condemn India's

India: Perpetration Of Violence & Terror In The Guise Of ‘Gau Rakshak’

April 29, 2017

New York: The USA based Human Rights Watch an organisation working for safeguarding the rights of oppressed here on Thursday (27th April) as part of human rights observation in the Indian sub continent released a report, in which is stated that how the self styled ‘Gau Rakhsaks’ or Cow Vigilantes groups are committing crime against humanity […]

India Used Foreign Funding Law to Harass 25 NGOs; Stop Invoking FCRA to Restrict Peaceful Association, Speech: Amnesty, HRW

November 9, 2016

New Delhi: The Indian central government’s refusal to renew foreign funding licenses of 25 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) without valid reasons violates their rights to freedom of expression and association.

Cease Wrongful Detentions In Jammu And Kashmir: Joint Statement by Amnesty, Human Rights Watch & ICJ

October 15, 2016

New Delhi: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir should end the use of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) to arbitrarily detain people, including children, Amnesty International India, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. The PSA violates international due process standards and should be repealed, the groups said. […]

UN expert calls on states to end caste discrimination

March 18, 2016

Caste-affected countries should take urgent and comprehensive action to combat caste discrimination, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsàk-Ndiaye, says in a new report on the issue published this week.

Copy of Letter to US President Barack Obama by Sikh Coalition, Human Rights Watch and Ensaaf regarding 1984 Sikh Massacres

November 4, 2014

Washington, DC: The Sikh Coalition, in partnership with Ensaaf and Human Rights Watch, sent a letter to US President Barack Obama, on Nov. 03 (2014), urging him to support justice for the 1984 anti-Sikh massacres, which claimed the lives of thousands of Sikhs throughout India 30 years ago.

Sikh Coalition, Ensaaf and Human Rights Watch write to Obama seeking Justice for 1984 Anti-Sikh Massacres

November 4, 2014

India: No Justice for 1984 Anti-Sikh Bloodshed: Human Rights Watch

October 29, 2014

New York: Successive Indian governments’ failure to prosecute those most responsible for killings and other abuses during the 1984 anti-Sikh violence highlights India’s weak efforts to combat communal violence. The new Indian government should seek police reforms and to enact a law against communal violence that would hold public officials accountable for complicity and dereliction of duty.

Executive director of Human Rights Watch denied entry to Egypt

August 11, 2014

The executive director of Human Rights Watch and another senior staff member were denied entry to Egypt for "security reasons" after being held at the Cairo airport for 12 hours, two of the group's staff said on August 11.

Delhi CBI court revokes exemption of Sumedh Saini; Summons issued against Punjab DGP in triple murder trial

November 21, 2013

New Delhi, India (November 21, 2013): It is learnt that a Special CBI court at Tis Hazari, Delhi cancelled the exemption granted to Punjab director general of police (DGP) Sumedh Saini from personal appearance, on Wednesday (Nov 20) and issued an order directing DGP Saini to remain present on November 28, 2013 in an abduction and elimination case of three members of a Ludhiana-based business family in 1994.

Afzal Guru’s hanging shows a very worrying trend by Indian government: Human Rights Watch

February 9, 2013

New Delhi, India (February 09, 2012): Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's hanging "shows a very worrying trend by the Indian government", Human Rights Watch (HRW) reportedly said.

Child sex abuse shielded by silence & neglect in India – Police, Doctors, Courts need to Change policies & Mindset: HRW

February 7, 2013

New Delhi, India (February 07, 2013): The Indian government should improve protections for children from sexual abuse as part of broader reform efforts following the gang rape and murder of a student in New Delhi in December 2012, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.

Torture on Bhai Kulvir Singh Barapind: SJF demands termination of Indo-American Extradition Treaty

September 29, 2012

New York (September 28, 2012): Galvanized by the Human Rights Watch’s September 27 report about Kulbir Singh Barapind’s torture by the Indian authorities, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has approached Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State urging to terminate the Extradition Treaty between United States and India due to India’s routine practice of torturing detainees.

“Barapind’s case gives the Indian government a high-profile reminder to take action against the chronic problem of torture in custody: Human Rights Watch

September 29, 2012

Human Rights Watch called for an investigation into allegations that the Punjab police tortured Kulvir Singh Barapind after his September 20, 2012, arrest on charges of waging war on the state, possession of explosives, and sedition. His lawyer told Human Rights Watch that Barapind had complained to the magistrate that the police “applied electric shocks to his ears, beat him, and humiliated him.” The United States had extradited Barapind to India on June 17, 2006, on murder charges after obtaining assurances from India that he would not be tortured. A court in India subsequently acquitted Barapind of all charges and released him in April 2008.

HRW tells India to Accept UN Rights Body Recommendations on AFSPA & Address Torture, Disappearances, Minority Rights

September 4, 2012

New York (September 03, 2012): In a recent release dated Sept. 03, 2012 the Human Rights Watch has urged India to accept the recommendations by United Nations member states at the UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to address the country’s most serious human rights problems. During the September 2012 session of the UN Human Rights Council, India will submit its responses to the 169 recommendations made at its second review on May 24, 2012.

HRW ask India to rescind “shoot at sight” orders & investigate 45 deaths, displacement of 300,000 in ethnic violence in Assam

July 30, 2012

Ludhiana/India (July 30, 2012): "Shoot at sight" orders give a green light to security forces to use their firearms when it’s neither necessary nor lawful to do so. Security forces should comply with international standards that only permit the use of lethal force when absolutely necessary to protect life. - Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director, HRW.

India – Government, Maoists Target Civil Society Activists: HRW report

July 30, 2012

Ranchi, India (July 30, 2012): Indian authorities and Maoist insurgents have threatened and attacked civil society activists, undermining basic freedoms and interfering with aid delivery in embattled areas of central and eastern India, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Injustice with Sikhs in India – HRW recommendations are welcomed, but they are not a solution: CSC

May 30, 2012

Vancouver, BC (May 28, 2012): In a report made public recently, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has pressured India to lay charges against the individuals responsible for the massacre of Sikhs in 1984.

Halt execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana: Human Rights Watch

March 28, 2012

New York (March 28, 2012): The Indian government should halt the hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who has been on death row since August 2007 for the assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 27, 2012, a court in Chandigarh, Punjab refused a request for a stay of execution and ordered that the hanging proceed on March 31.

Indian PM’s call for ‘zero tolerance’ of abuses by the armed forces has been undercut by the near “zero progress” in holding the abusers responsible: HRW

January 27, 2012

Report Highlights: The government should no longer allow the army to hide behind claims about troop morale or operational needs as an excuse for impunity. India 2011: Disappointing Year for Human Rights. Failure to Address Impunity, Police Reform, Torture, Women’s Rights.

Dal Khalsa’s Memorandum to HRW on World Human Rights Day 2011

December 10, 2011

On the occasion of 63rd World Human Rights Day, Dal Khalsa provides a comprehensive, though not exhaustive list, of violations of human rights of ordinary people, unionists and political activists in Punjab at the hands of the already tainted Punjab police in the year 2011. Similar incidents have taken place in the last three years too.

Sikh body writes to HRW cataloging incidents of rights violations of past one year in Punjab

December 10, 2011

Amritsar (December 10, 2011): Taking up the cases of the denial of civil liberties of common citizens in addition to political dissenters, the Dal Khalsa on Saturday invited the US-based Human Rights Watch to probe “the continuing abuse of human rights in Punjab.”

Never heard anything against Izhar Alam: Badal

October 30, 2011

Jalandhar, Punjab (October 30, 2011): It could be termed as another set back to the efforts of various Human Rights organizations to secure justice for victims of mass level human rights violations, in Punjab as the nexus between violators and political set-up is turning into political power sharing alliance.

Bring Charges for Newly Discovered Massacre of Sikhs: Human rights watch

April 26, 2011

New York (April 25, 2011): In a statement issued by Human Rights Watch, an international human rights body, it is said that the Indian government should ensure that those responsible for newly discovered massacres of Sikhs in 1984 are brought to justice, Human Rights Watch said today.

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