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 24, 2021
Limiting Free Speech Undermines the Fight Against Covid-19
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February 18, 2021
A Growing Rights Crisis in Sri Lanka
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February 16, 2021
Covid-19 Forced Cremations Continue in Sri Lanka
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February 11, 2021
Nepal Plans to Limit Women’s Travel for Work, Again
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February 9, 2021
Thousands March for Justice in Sri Lanka, Despite Ban
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February 2, 2021
Indian Authorities Lash Out at Protests
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January 22, 2021
Sri Lanka Seeks Diversion, Not Justice, Over Wartime Abuses
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January 14, 2021
Momentum Builds Around Intersex Protection in India
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November 25, 2020
Why is it so Difficult for Bangladeshi Women to Get Justice?
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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