India Human Rights
Human Rights Concerns
India's dynamic society and political system are juxtaposed by multiple serious human rights concerns. Among the gravest are unlawful killings, excessive use of police force, torture, violence against women, discrimination against Dalits, and severe and pervasive poverty. In many areas governmental mechanisms fail to protect civil and political rights and do not ensure justice for victims of human rights abuses.
Bomb attacks, including attacks by non-state actors, and armed conflict in various parts of the country kill hundreds of people a year. Civilians are often killed as police battle growing Maoist insurgencies in central and eastern states. High levels of violence continue among both security forces and armed opposition groups in the northeastern states of Assam, Tripura and Manipur.
About 300 million people, a quarter of the population, remain living in poverty. Communities in a number of states, including West Bengal, Orissa, Chattisgarh, Madya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu continue to protest as their livelihoods are threatened by irrigation, mining, and business projects. Unlawful methods are often used to deal with such protests, and impunity for abuses is common.
In Jammu and Kashmir impunity for torture, deaths in custody, and unlawful killings continue for both state and non-state actors. In Gujurat, years after the violence of 2002 in which thousands of Muslims were attacked and more than 2,000 killed, justice continues to elude most victims.
Latest News
India: Government must stop bauxite mine and refinery expansion until human rights are addressedFebruary 09, 2010
India: Parliamentarians must repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Acts
December 10, 2009
India: Probe Killing of Two Adivasi Leaders and Release Detained Activist in Orissa
December 02, 2009
India/USA: Amnesty International Urges Obama to Address Human Rights in India During First State Visit
November 23, 2009
USA/India: Amnesty International Urges Obama to Address Human Rights in India During First State Visit
November 23, 2009
India/USA: Open Letter to Barak Obama Ahead of his Visit to India
November 18, 2009
Latest Reports
India: This land is ours: Mine puts indigenous community at risk in India: Demand Dignity - campaign digestJuly 29, 2009
India: Don't take my home away: A healthy environment is a human right: Demand Dignity - postcard
July 29, 2009
India: Don't mine us out of existence: A healthy environment is a human right: Demand Dignity - postcard
July 29, 2009
India: Our land, our choice: A healthy environment is a human right: Demand Dignity - postcard
July 29, 2009
