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India India: Fair Trial Doubtful for Honored Rights Advocate Chhattisgarh Government Should Not Use Naxalite Issue to Silence Critics Criminal charges against award-winning human rights defender Dr. Binayak Sen raise serous concerns that he will not get a fair trial in Raipur district court in Chhattisgarh state when hearings begin on April 30, Human Rights Watch said today. April 29, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version UN: Mixed Results for New Review Process States Avoid Serious Discussion of Rights in Algeria, Tunisia The first session of the new country review mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council was undermined by inconsistencies and the timidity of some governments in reviewing others, Human Rights Watch said today. On April 18, 2008 the council concluded a two-week session in which it examined the records of 16 countries as part of the new Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. April 18, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version India: Stop Evicting Displaced People Government Should Ensure Protection and Assistance The Indian government should stop forced eviction and relocation of tens of thousands of men, women, and children from their forest settlements in Andhra Pradesh where they sought safety from the violence in neighboring Chhattisgarh state, Human Rights Watch said today. April 14, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Human Rights Watch Letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India Human Rights Watch sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India about the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), which the Indian parliament passed in 1976 during a state of emergency, and a proposed new bill, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Bill, 2006 (FCRB). April 10, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version India: UN Rights Council Should Tackle Impunity Government Scrutinized for Failing to Protect Minority Rights The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) should insist that the Indian government take strong steps to hold accountable members of its security forces responsible for torture, arbitrary detentions, killings, and “disappearances,” Human Rights Watch said today. The HRC should also demand that the government fulfill its responsibility to protect and support vulnerable communities, including Dalits, tribal groups, religious minorities, and women. April 7, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Universal Periodic Review of India Human Rights Watch's Submission to the Human Rights Council India has always claimed an abiding commitment to the protection of human rights. When India sought election to the Human Rights Council it reinforced those commitments by making several voluntary pledges. Despite the existence of laws protecting human rights, India has failed to properly implement laws and policies to protect its marginalized communities, particularly Dalits, tribal groups, religious minorities, women and children. April 7, 2008 Written Statement Printer friendly version Human Rights Council Begins Universal Periodic Review Will Assess India, the Philippines, South Africa, the United Kingdom and 12 Others The UN Human Rights Council will begin a new review process on April 7, 2008. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is the most innovative and ambitious instrument of the council and was set up to assess the human rights performance of all 192 UN member states over a four-year cycle. April 6, 2008 Memorandum Printer friendly version UAE: Meetings Should Address Migrant Workers’ Rights When labor ministers from 22 Asian and Middle Eastern countries meet in Abu Dhabi this week to discuss Asian contract migrant workers, they should address widespread violations of migrant workers’ rights, Human Rights Watch said today. January 18, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version India: Urgent Inquiry Needed Into Nandigram Violence The West Bengal state government in India should immediately create an independent and impartial inquiry into serious acts of violence in Nandigram since early 2007, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International India said today. January 15, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version India and Burma: time to choose By Meenakshi Ganguly, senior researcher on South Asia for Human Rights Watch Published in openDemocracy A change of policy towards Burma's military dictatorship is needed to put India on the right side of history, says Meenakshi Ganguly. January 14, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version India: Stop Hindu-Christian Violence in Orissa The Indian government should act immediately to end communal violence in Orissa state, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called for an independent inquiry to identify those instigating the Orissa violence and the prosecution of those responsible. December 28, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Letter to Governments in Asia and the Middle East on International Migrants' Day Migrants’ Groups Call for Key Reforms We are writing on December 18, 2007, International Migrants’ Day, to call upon you to implement key reforms to respect and uphold migrants’ rights. On January 21-22, 2008, the United Arab Emirates will host the latest round of the “Colombo Process,” a series of regional consultative processes focused on Asian contract migrant workers. We believe this meeting could provide an important stepping stone to establishing regional minimum standards regarding recruitment, employment, and protection of migrant workers. December 17, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version Asian Migrant Workers Abandoned to Abuse Migrants’ Groups Call for Key Reforms on International Migrants Day Governments in Asia and the Middle East must take stronger action to fight rampant abuse against migrant workers, several migrants’ and human rights groups said in a joint letter on the eve of December 18, International Migrants’ Day. December 17, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version India: Gujarat Chief Minister Endorses Unlawful Killings Government Should Investigate Narendra Modi for Seeming Incitement to Violence The Indian government should immediately order an investigation of Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat, for statements apparently endorsing the extrajudicial execution of a terrorism suspect by the police, Human Rights Watch said today. December 7, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Letter to the European Union Regarding the EU-India Summit Human Rights Watch wrote to the EU urging that they take the occasion of the EU-India summit on November 30, 2007 to increase their engagement with the Government of India on human rights issues. November 28, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version India: Repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act Law Provides Impunity for Human Rights Abuses, Fuels Cycles of Violence The Indian government should repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which has prevented the military from being held accountable for human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said today as civil society groups from across India gathered in New Delhi to protest the law. November 20, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version No Longer the Generals' Burma By Tom Malinowski, Washington advocacy director Published in The Washington Post In today's Burma, military dictators have again met demands for human rights, this time from Buddhist monks, with force. But the ruling military junta maintains power by keeping revenue in hard currency in accounts in such places as Singapore and Dubai. That cash generally can't be used internationally without passing through the US or European banking system, where it can be blocked, as President Bush announced Friday that the administration would try to do. America and Europe can persuade, or compel, the banks themselves to freeze the junta's accounts with highly sophisticated financial sanctions. October 21, 2007 Commentary Printer friendly version India: Time to Deliver Justice for Atrocities in Punjab Investigate and Prosecute Perpetrators of ‘Disappearances’ and Killings The Indian government must take concrete steps to hold accountable members of its security forces who killed, “disappeared,” and tortured thousands of Sikhs during its counterinsurgency campaign in the Punjab, Human Rights Watch and Ensaaf said in a new report released today. October 18, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Protecting the Killers A Policy of Impunity in Punjab, India
HRW Index No.: C1914 October 18, 2007 Report Download PDF, 834 KB, 125 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Video: India - Protecting the Killers A Policy of Impunity in Punjab India From 1984 to 1995, Indian security forces arbitrarily detained, tortured, extrajudicially executed and "disappeared" tens of thousands of Sikhs during counterinsurgency operations against Sikh militants, who were also responsible for many abuses. October 18, 2007 Video |
  
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