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November 4, 2016 News Release

India: Investigate Police Killing of 8 Escapees

Video Suggests Several Were Trying to Surrender

Police officers and Special Task Force soldiers stand beside dead bodies of the suspected members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), who earlier today escaped the high security jail in Bhopal, and later got killed in an encounter at
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All Forces Should Take Necessary Precautions to Protect Civilians

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Uzbekistan: 3 More Years for Long-Held Activist

Interim President Should Amnesty Political Prisoners

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Overbroad Laws, Abusive Policing Undermine Counterterror Efforts

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Donors Should Impose Sanctions if Abuses Persist

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