Challenges facing India’s democracy and economy

EU Think tank published a report on Indian democracy post BJP government.  The report focuses on challenges faced by the Indian democracy in an ever growing far right wing hindu RSS led government. At the same time it highlights the realities of Indian economy which has taken a downturn well

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All India Fact Finding Report

Fact Finding Report KASHMIR: Imprisoned Resistance 5th August and its aftermath has been released at Press Club of India The Report is work of a team of 11 senior lawyers, trade union and human rights activists and a psychiatrist who visited Kashmir from 28 September to October 4, 2019. Report

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Women’s Voice: A Fact Finding Report on Kashmir

A fact-finding team, which visited Jammu and Kashmir last week, has demanded a time-bound inquiry into the “excesses” committed by the Army since the revocation of special status of the state.  The reports provides a view of the realities on ground post implementation of curfew.  Reporting on real events narrated

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Amnesty International report

In August, the government revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) guaranteed under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and bifurcated the state into two union territories. This was preceded and followed by a region-wide clampdown on civil liberties, increased militarisation, a communications blackout and detention of key

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India: Ending autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir fans flames of existing human rights crisis

International Commission of Jurists Report, ‘India: Ending autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir fans flames of existing human rights crisis’ Read Full Press Release  

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‘Breaking the silence’: Report documents torture in Kashmir

JKCC releases report on Torture In Kashmir The Jammu-Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society on Monday released a detailed report saying India is using torture as a “matter of policy” and “instrument of control” in Kashmir, where rebels have been fighting against Indian rule since 1989. Prisoners in Indian-administered Kashmir have

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UNHRC Report On Kashmir

There is an urgent need to address past and ongoing human rights violations and abuses and deliver justice for all people in Kashmir, who for seven decades have suffered a conflict that has claimed or ruined numerous lives, a report by the UN Human Rights Office published on 14th June

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