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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | BJP-led govt has prosecuted all those critical of its policies: Human Rights watch

BJP-led govt has prosecuted all those critical of its policies: Human Rights watch

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published Published on Jan 14, 2021   modified Modified on Jan 17, 2021

-Sabrang.in

The HRW report puts on the world stage allegations of multiple human rights violations recorded in the country in 2020

Human Rights Watch (HRW), an independent group that investigates and reports on abuses happening across the world, has released a report titled World Report 2021: Rights Trends in India. The report highlights the allegations of multiple human rights violations under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government of India. According to the report, the current political regime has been noted to have “increasingly harassed, arrested, and prosecuted rights defenders, activists, journalists, students, academics, and others critical of the government or its policies.”

It particulary highlights that the “harsh and discriminatory restrictions on Muslim-majority areas in Jammu and Kashmir since revoking the state’s constitutional status in August 2019”. It has also put on record the attacks against minorities, especially Muslims, across the country. The HRW has alleged that the “authorities failed to take action against BJP leaders who vilified Muslims and BJP supporters who engaged in violence”.

It detailed the violations in Jammu and Kashmir, including detentions under the Public Safety Act (PSA), which permits detention without trial for up to two years. It also notes the new media policy in Jammu and Kashmir that empowers the authorities to decide what is “fake news, plagiarism and unethical or anti-national activities” and to take punitive action against media outlets, journalists, and editors. According to HRW, the policy contains “vague and overbroad provisions that are open to abuse and could unnecessarily restrict and penalize legally protected speech”.

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Sabrang.in, 14 January, 2021, https://sabrangindia.in/article/bjp-led-govt-has-prosecuted-all-those-critical-its-policies-human-rights-watch?fbclid=IwAR1i7RhGwFp2RUd-CxJ1y16Q5BAT62UlsLrAwVEIxQW-8bAFhvb7dRZkQQk


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