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A crowd of people at a protest holding a sign that says ROHINGYA in all capital letters, with the words — (Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images)

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India: Stop Unlawful Deportations and Protect Rohingya Refugees

June 18, 2025

Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad posing with a peace sign — (Ali Khan Mahmudabad via X)

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India: The Authorities Should Immediately Terminate ‘Unwarranted’ Investigation and Release Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad

May 19, 2025

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India/Pakistan: Urgent Need to Protect Civilians Amidst Escalating Hostilities

May 8, 2025

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India: Authorities Should Urgently Rehabilitate Thousands Displaced in Two Years of Ethnic Violence in Manipur

May 2, 2025

Woman from South Asia garment factory — (Amnesty International)

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What is a Living Wage and Why is it a Human Rights Issue?

January 27, 2025

(Amnesty International © Raghu Rai / Magnum Photos)

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India: Environmental Racism Enabled Forty Years of Injustice for Survivors of Bhopal Gas Tragedy

December 2, 2024

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India: Landmark Supreme Court Judgement Must Serve As A Turning Point in Hate Campaign Against Muslims

November 13, 2024 | India

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 24: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) speaks during a press conference with fellow BRICS leaders President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L), President of China Xi Jinping (2nd, L), Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi (2nd, R), and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R), on the closing day of The BRICS summit at the Sandton Convention Center on August 24, 2023 in the Sandton district of Johannesburg, South Africa. The BRICS group of major emerging economies is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The 15th BRICS Summit, an international relations conference, is being held in South Africa between August 22-24 2023 with the leaders expected to discuss the expansion of the BRICS group and a BRICS currency. It is the first in-person summit of the BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - since the Covid-19 pandemic. Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending the meetings in person due to the ICC, International Criminal Court issued warrant for alleged war crimes. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images) — (Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)

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Centering Human Rights in US Policy Towards the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) Group

September 30, 2024

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India: Authorities Must End Repression of Dissent in Jammu and Kashmir

September 17, 2024 | India

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Dow Shareholders Must Help Ensure Justice for Victims of Bhopal Disaster

April 10, 2024

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Global: Dow’s Failure to Offer Remedy for Bhopal Disaster Has Created a “Sacrifice Zone”

March 28, 2024

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India: Authorities Must Immediately Stop Unjust Targeted Demolition of Muslim Properties

February 7, 2024