Meenakshi Ganguly
Meenakshi Ganguly is deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia Division, overseeing the work in a number of countries in the region. She joined Human Rights Watch in 2004, and was formerly South Asia director. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Ganguly served as a correspondent for Time Magazine, and before that, worked with the Press Trust of India.
She has researched and documented a broad range of human rights issues in South Asia including failures in the criminal justice system; discrimination based on religion, caste, ethnicity, or sexual orientation; rights of refugees; violence targeting women and children; crackdown on freedom of expression and association; as well serious rights violations during insurgencies and internal armed conflict. She has published numerous articles on South Asia including for the Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, Scroll, Wire, Dhaka Tribune, The Kathmandu Post, among others.
Ganguly has a Masters in Sociology from the Delhi School of Economics.
Articles Authored
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February 22, 2017
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February 19, 2017
Don’t Backtrack on Justice for Sri Lanka’s Victims
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January 19, 2017
After Narayanganj verdict, Bangladesh should disband RAB
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December 23, 2016
Targeting NGOs Hurts Those Most in Need
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November 23, 2016
Bangladesh Should Accept, Protect Rohingya Refugees
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October 31, 2016
Arsonists Torch 25th School in India’s Kashmir
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June 20, 2016
Dispatches: India Harasses Activists Seeking Justice
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June 15, 2016
Mob Lynchings, Crackdowns on Dissent
Reports Authored
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“Being Neutral is Our Biggest Crime”
Government, Vigilante, and Naxalite Abuses in India’s Chhattisgarh State
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