CBI Court Sentences 5 Ex-Punjab Police Officers to Life in 1993 Fake Encounter Case

August 5, 2025

A special CBI court in Mohali on 4 August 2025 sentenced five retired Punjab Police officers to rigorous life imprisonment for the cold-blooded killing of seven individuals — including three special police officers (SPOs) — in two fake encounters staged in 1993.

G7 Summit: Rights Groups Call on Canada to Act on India’s Transnational Repression Targeting Sikhs

June 18, 2025

A broad coalition of rights groups, academics, political leaders, and community organizations has issued a strong call to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to hold Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian officials accountable for what they describe as a campaign of transnational repression targeting Sikhs in Canada.

HRW Urges G7 Leaders to Address India’s Transnational Repression Against Sikhs in Canada

June 18, 2025

Ahead of the G7 Leaders’ Summit, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on participating governments to address transnational repression, highlighting India’s role in targeting Sikh activists abroad as a key concern.

Investigate Alleged Overseas Murder Plots; Indian Govt’s Poor Record of Accountability at Home Heightens Concerns: HRW

December 19, 2023

Indian authorities should conduct thorough and impartial investigations into allegations that government agents were involved in assassination plots against Sikh separatists in the United States and Canada, Human Rights Watch said today.

FATF Review Should Document Crackdown on Dissent in India: Amnesty, HRW

November 4, 2023

Chandigarh: The global terrorism financing and money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), should call on the Indian government to stop prosecuting, intimidating and harassing human rights defenders, activists and non-profit organisations in the country on the pretext of countering terrorist financing, Amnesty International, Charity & Security Network and Human Rights Watch said […]

India: 8 Journalists Covering Farmer Protests Charged; Drop Cases, Protect Media Freedom: Human Rights Watch

February 5, 2021

Eight journalists who covered the farmer protests in India and violence in Delhi on January 26, 2021 are facing baseless criminal charges, Human Rights Watch said in a statement on February 2. The Indian authorities should drop the charges, which include sedition, promoting communal disharmony, and making statements prejudicial to national integration.

Bhima Koregaon Case: Politically Motivated Use of UAPA Concerns Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch

June 25, 2018

Indian authorities should cease arrests of Dalit rights activists for their work, Amnesty International India and Human Rights Watch said today.

India should Act on UN Rights Report on Kashmir: Human Rights Watch

June 19, 2018

The Indian government should immediately act on the recommendations in the first-ever report by the United Nations on human rights in Kashmir, Human Rights Watch said.

There Were Systematic Rapes Committed Upon Rohingya Women By Myanmar Military: HRW Report

November 17, 2017

Chandigarh: Human Rights Watch an international rights group in its report has stated that Myanmar (Burmese) military have committed widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in Burma’s Rakhine State. The 37-page report, “‘All of My Body Was Pain’: Sexual Violence Against Rohingya Women and Girls in Burma,” […]

UN Review Should Condemn The Crackdown On Rights Group By India: HRW

May 2, 2017

The Human Rights Watch a US based rights advocacy group has here today tabled a report in which it has asked the UN's human rights wing to condemn India's