Violent Protests Escalate in Jammu and Kashmir
The Indian government should order troops and police to refrain from using lethal force against violent protesters in Jammu and Kashmir unless absolutely necessary to protect life, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on political parties and groups leading the protests to end their dispute peacefully [...]

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The government of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir should rescind the order issued today to authorize security forces to “shoot on sight” in response to communal clashes in the town of Kishtwar, Doda district, Amnesty International said.
Kishtwar witnessed violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims on 12 August, where at least two people were [...]

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Prosecute Rights Violators and Protect Internally Displaced Communities
The Indian central and Chhattisgarh state governments should hold accountable government security forces and state-backed vigilantes responsible for attacking, killing, and forcibly displacing tens of thousands of people in armed operations against Maoist rebels since mid-2005 in southern Chhattisgarh, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released [...]

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Authorities Should Act Against Those Responsible
The Jammu and Kashmir state government should protect Parvez Imroz, an award-winning human rights lawyer who survived an armed attack on June 30 in Srinagar by alleged security forces members, Human Rights Watch said today. The state government and Human Rights Commission should launch an immediate and thorough investigation into [...]

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A series of bombings that took place in the north-western Indian city of Jaipur on Tuesday have been condemned by Amnesty International. The bombs have claimed at least 60 lives so far and injured scores of others, according to media reports.
The organization is dismayed by the fact that the attackers chose to target civilians going [...]

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Hundreds of unidentified graves – believed to contain victims of unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, torture and other abuses – have been found in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
Amnesty International has urged the Indian government to launch urgent investigations into the mass graves, which are thought to contain the remains of victims of human rights abuses in [...]

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Government Should Ensure Protection and Assistance
The Indian government should stop forced eviction and relocation of tens of thousands of men, women, and children from their forest settlements in Andhra Pradesh where they sought safety from the violence in neighboring Chhattisgarh state, Human Rights Watch said today.
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