We the undersigned are utterly shocked and appalled by the simultaneous arrests of several prominent civil rights activists in different parts of the country, and the raids on their houses and those of many others.
South Asia Citizens Web
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India: Statement from Sahmat Condemning Arrests of Activists
29 August 2018 -
India: Rights activists and intellectuals under assault - police raids and arrests of Aug 2018- links to reports and statements by concerned citizens & groups
28 August 2018We, the undersigned, are shocked by the serial raids across the country on the homes of activists and public intellectuals who are critical of the government and the ruling party at the Centre
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Oppose the Law in Punjab Providing Life imprisonment for Sacrilege of Holy Books - Press Release from All India Secular Forum
28 August 2018BHOPAL: August 27, 2018: The All India Secular Forum has expressed serious concern over the Punjab Government’s decision to enact a law providing life imprisonment to anyone who causes injury, damage or sacrilege to the Guru Granth Saheb, The Bhagwat Geeta, The Quaran and The Bible.
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan mourns passing of Kuldip Nayar
27 August 2018‘Few people on either side of the border can claim to have matched Mr Nayar’s unyielding commitment to peace and reconciliation between India and Pakistan.
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India: We dont need a blasphemy law in Punjab - Editorials and commentary
27 August 2018The Amarinder Singh cabinet has approved amendments to the CrPC and IPC, making the desecration of religious texts punishable with life in Punjab
