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India: Human rights defender at risk of torture: Aparna Marandi
17 December 2012

Aparna Marandi, a long-time human rights defender who has been repeatedly targeted by the state government for her activities, was arrested on 8 December. She is ...

Urgent Action       ASA 20/043/2012

India: Open letter regarding the resumption of executions in India
12 December 2012

In this open letter regarding the recent resumption of executions in India after eight years, Amnesty International urges the Indian authorities to immediately ...

Open Letter       ASA 20/042/2012

28 years later, women in Bhopal still waiting for justice ...
3 December 2012

Tens of thousands of victims of India's worst ever industrial disaster are still waiting for justice, and women are suffering disproportionately.

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India: Child arbitrarily detained in Srinagar
30 November 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 20/041/2012. Date: 30 November 2012. India: Child Arbitrarily Detained in Srinagar. ...

Public Statement       ASA 20/041/2012

India: 16 prisoners at risk of execution
26 November 2012

Following the recent execution of Ajmal Kasab, there is fear that Indian authorities may similarly execute other prisoners with petitions for mercy currently pending ...

Urgent Action       ASA 20/040/2012

India: Further information: Authorites execute Ajmal Kasab
21 November 2012

Indian authorities executed Ajmal Kasab, a 25 year old Pakistani national, in Maharashtra, India on 21 November. This is the first execution in India since 2004 ...

Urgent Action       ASA 20/039/2012

India: Further information: Two anti-nuclear protestors in India ...
6 November 2012

Two people detained for participating in ongoing protests against a Russian-built nuclear power plant project in Kudankulam, in the southern Indian state of Tamil ...

Urgent Action       ASA 20/038/2012

India: Man faces imminent execution in India: Ajmal Kasab
5 November 2012

Ajmal Kasab faces imminent execution for his involvement in the Mumbai attacks on 26 November 2008. His mercy petition is now with India's President. If rejected ...

Urgent Action       ASA 20/037/2012

India: Still a 'lawless law': Detentions under the Jammu and ...
13 October 2012

In March 2011, Amnesty International published a report which documented the various ways in which the use of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 (PSA ...

Report       ASA 20/035/2012

India: Amnesty International urges India to promptly ratify the ...
24 September 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 20/034/2012/. 24 September 2012. India: Amnesty International urges India to ...

Public Statement       ASA 20/034/2012