Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: Government implements controversial Citizenship Amendment Act India’s central government has announced that the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will come into effect immediately. CSW (15.03.2024) – The Act, which was strongly opposed by...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: Authorities must immediately stop unjust targeted demolition of Muslim properties JCB brand machinery weaponized as a tool in hate campaign against minorities in India Amnesty International (07.02.2024) – India’s widespread unlawful demolitions of...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: PM inaugurates Hindu temple on razed Babri mosque site By Geeta Pandey and Yogita Limaye BBC News (23.01.2024) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a grand temple to Hindu god Ram in the flashpoint city of Ayodhya. He said it...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: Hate speech, hate crimes and religious minorities The London Story (08.01.2024) – The NGO London Story based in The Netherlands has just published a compilation of news updates about the human rights situation India in December 2023. The list is not exhaustive...
LGBTQI People and Human Rights
ASIA: LGBTQ+ rights – Progress and setbacks in 2023 Nepal gave the go-ahead for same-sex marriages this year, while courts upheld bans in Japan and India By Randy Mulyanto Thomson Reuters Foundation (19.12.2023) – There have been gains and setbacks on LGBTQ+...