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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August 12, 2019
India Needs to Step Back in Kashmir
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July 31, 2019
Rohingya Refugees Disappointed Again
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June 14, 2019
Disparaging Film Review Can Mean Jail Time in Nepal
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June 11, 2019
Justice Long Overdue for Bangladesh’s Disappeared
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June 5, 2019
For Rohingya Refugees, There’s No Return in Sight
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May 10, 2019
Fear Returns to Sri Lanka After Bombings
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May 7, 2019
Nepal Should Not Backslide on Human Rights
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April 9, 2019
Closure of Key Highway Adds to Kashmir’s Woes
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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