Human-rights cases against India
3 cases from ECHR, CPT, UN special procedures, and other named oversight bodies.
- Joint allegation letter — India (7/2024)2024-10-25UN SPallegationTorture mandate (ICCPR Art. 7 / CAT)
Information received concerning an alleged physical attack against Mr. Monohar Pegu and Mr. Ritupan Pegu and their subsequent detention and criminalisation. Mr. Manohar Pegu and Mr. Ritupan Pegu are human rights defenders, members of the Greater Kaziranga Land and Human Rights Committee (GKLHRC). The GKHLRC was established in 2021. It is a large group with members in more than 100 villages around the area of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The group aims to protect the biodiversity of the park and the land rights of the people living in the vicinity of it, including indigenous Adivasi peoples. Alleged victims: 2 More details...
- Joint allegation letter — India (9/2023)2023-08-29UN SPallegationTorture mandate (ICCPR Art. 7 / CAT)
Information received concerning sexual and gender-based violence against Meitei and Kuki women in the context of the violence that has been taking place in Manipur since May 2023. Alleged victims: - More details...
- Joint urgent appeal — India (13/2021)2021-07-14UN SPurgent appealTorture mandate (ICCPR Art. 7 / CAT)
Information received concerning the imminent threat of forced evictions and demolitions of around 10,000 homes, which will leave over 100,000 people, primarily belonging to minorities, at risk of homelessness, in the Khori Gaon informal settlement, Faridabad, Haryana state. Alleged victims: 100000 More details...
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