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India: Maoist armed group should immediately stop holding Chhattisgarh police officers as hostages

AI Index: ASA 20/028/2010 28 September 2010 India: Maoist armed group should immediately stop holding Chhattisgarh police officers as hostages…

March 27, 2011

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India: Maoist kidnappings come against backdrop of rising violence

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March 27, 2011

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India: Urgent need for Government to act as death toll rises in Kashmir

AI: Index: ASA 20/027/2010 17 September 2010 India: Urgent need for Government to act as death toll rises in Kashmir…

March 27, 2011

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14-YEAR-old RELEASED from jail in India

14-YEAR-old RELEASED from jail in india Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh, a child aged 14, was detained without charge or trial in…

March 27, 2011

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India: Authorities should investigate torture, sexual assault and illegal detention of adivasis in Chhattisgarh

AI Index: ASA 20/026/2010 14 September 2010 India: Authorities should investigate torture, sexual assault and illegal detention of adivasis in…

March 27, 2011

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Thailand/India/Indonesia: Rohingyas at risk need protection

AI Index: ASA 01/004/2011 17 February 2011 Thailand/India/Indonesia: Rohingyas at risk need protection Hundreds of Rohingyas fleeing systematic persecution in…

March 27, 2011

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Indian authorities must investigate online video of Kashmir detainee abuse

Indian authorities must investigate online video of Kashmir detainee abuse Several people have been killed during recent protests in Kashmir©…

March 27, 2011

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India: Maoists Armed Group Must Release Hostages

The Communist Party of India (Maoist), an armed opposition group, must immediately release a civilian and five officers of...

March 27, 2011

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India: Investigate police crackdown on workers at Vedanta?s refinery site

AI Index: ASA 20/024/2010 3 September 2010 India: Investigate police crackdown on workers at Vedanta’s refinery site Indian authorities should…

March 27, 2011

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India: Amnesty International welcomes commutation of death sentence of a child

AI Index: ASA 20/033/2010Date: 25 November 2010 India: Amnesty International welcomes commutation of death sentence of a child Amnesty International…

March 27, 2011

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India: Authorities in Tamil Nadu must release five activists campaigning against torture and drop false charges against them

AI Index: ASA 20/023/2010 18 August 2010 India: Authorities in Tamil Nadu must release five activists campaigning against torture and…

March 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges India to End Routine Torture by Police and Prison Authorities

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, October 14, 2010Amnesty International Urges India to End Routine Torture by Police and Prison…

March 27, 2011