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Asia

June 14, 2018 News Release

India: Act on UN Rights Report on Kashmir
Asia

June 14, 2018 Dispatches

India Should Not Reject UN Report on Kashmir

Meenakshi Ganguly
South Asia Director
Asia

May 29, 2018 Commentary

Kashmiris Need Justice, Not Just Development

Meenakshi Ganguly
South Asia Director

Published In: The Wire

News

June 19, 2018 Statement

Human Rights Council should act to address rights crises - including Venezuela, Kashmir, Philippines and Cambodia
April 24, 2018 News Release

India: Reject Ordinance on Death Penalty for Rape
April 12, 2018 News Release

India: Manipur Victim Families, Activists Harassed
April 10, 2018 Dispatches

Prejudice Flares After Rape, Murder of Muslim Child in India

Meenakshi Ganguly
South Asia Director
April 6, 2018 Commentary

For Peace in Kashmir, India Must Address Rights Abuses by Security Forces

Meenakshi Ganguly
South Asia Director

Published In: Scroll.in
March 20, 2018 Commentary

Security Forces in India Engage in Extrajudicial Killings, Then are Protected

Meenakshi Ganguly
South Asia Director

Published In: Scroll.in
January 18, 2018 News Release

India: Unchecked Attacks on Religious Minorities
July 26, 2017 Commentary

It’s Not Just Cow Vigilantes. Mob Madness is Spreading and Undermining the Rule of Law in India

Meenakshi Ganguly
South Asia Director

Published In: Scroll.in
July 15, 2017 News Release

India: Top Court Orders Manipur Killings Inquiry
June 15, 2017 News Release

India: 20 Internet Shutdowns in 2017
May 31, 2017 News Release

India: Lack of Army Justice Could Provoke New Crimes
May 1, 2017 News Release

India: UN Review Should Condemn Crackdown on Rights
April 27, 2017 News Release

India: ‘Cow Protection’ Spurs Vigilante Violence
April 20, 2017 Commentary

No One Should Defend the Use of a Human Shield by the Army

Meenakshi Ganguly
South Asia Director

Published In: Hindustan Times
January 12, 2017 News Release

India: Growing Restrictions on Association, Speech
October 31, 2016 Dispatches

Arsonists Torch 25th School in India’s Kashmir

Meenakshi Ganguly
South Asia Director
October 15, 2016 News Release

India: Cease Wrongful Detentions in Jammu and Kashmir
July 13, 2016 Commentary

Key to Ending Kashmir’s Cycles of Violence: Respecting Rights, Ensuring Justice

Meenakshi Ganguly
South Asia Director

Published In: Scroll.in
July 12, 2016 News Release

India: Investigate Use of Lethal Force in Kashmir
June 15, 2016 Commentary

Mob Lynchings, Crackdowns on Dissent

Meenakshi Ganguly
South Asia Director

Published In: Scroll.in
January 24, 2014 News Release

India: Military Court Fails Victims in Kashmir Killings
July 19, 2013 News Release

India: Unarmed Protesters Killed in Kashmir
July 15, 2013 Commentary

Extrajudicial Killings Corrode Democracy in India

Meenakshi Ganguly
South Asia Director

Published In: New York Times
June 20, 2011 Commentary

India: Speak up for Syrians

Meenakshi Ganguly
South Asia Director

Published In: Deccan Chronicle
June 7, 2010 News Release

India: Prosecute Soldiers in Kashmir ‘Encounter Killing’
February 11, 2010 News Release

India: Kashmir Arrest a Step for Accountability
February 9, 2009 News Release

India: Hold Abusers in Kashmir Accountable
February 9, 2009 Letter

Letter to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah
August 13, 2008 News Release

India: Order Kashmir Forces to Use Restraint
July 1, 2008 News Release

India: Protect Honored Kashmiri Rights Lawyer From Attacks
February 15, 2007 News Release

India: Investigate All ‘Disappearances’ in Kashmir
January 31, 2007 News Release

India: Prosecute Police for Killings in Jammu and Kashmir

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