The United States has described the violations of human rights in India as shameful
The United States released a report on the situation of human rights in India last year: Photo: File
United States: On April 22, 2024, the US State Department released a detailed report on serious human rights violations in India, the report was presented by US State Department Secretary Anthony Blanken.
The report stated that human rights abuses in India have increased to a shameful level, the report mentioned the illegal raid on the BBC office in Manipur and the two-year imprisonment of Rahul Gandhi.
The US State Department report said that India had also criticized the State Department’s previous report on human rights and religious freedom, a 2023 report on ethnic conflict between the Kuki and Meiti tribes in India’s northeastern state of Manipur. It started during which serious violations of human rights took place.
According to the report, between May 3 and November 15, at least 175 people were killed and more than 60,000 displaced.Manipur witnessed widespread armed clashes, rapes, destruction of homes, businesses, and places of worship. Victims, human rights organizations and political parties have criticized the Modi government for its failure to stop the chaos and violence.
The US State Department said in its report that there were numerous incidents of disinformation by the Modi government against civil society organizations, religious minorities, such as Sikhs and Muslims, and the political opposition. There have also been several reports of violent interrogations of rights activists.
The report said that since 2019, more than 35 journalists have received reports of attacks, investigations, raids, fabricated cases, and restrictions on movement by the Indian Army. Legally raided and harmed even those who had nothing to do with the finance department.
After the release of a BBC documentary critical of Modi, the tax department raided the office on Modi’s orders Reporters Without Borders ranked India 161 out of 180 countries in its 2023 press freedom index, human rights organizations He claims that the environment has become very bad during Modi’s tenure.
The report also cites an increase in hate speech under Modi’s rule, the abrogation of Kashmir’s special status, a citizenship law that the United Nations calls “fundamentally discriminatory” and the demolition of Muslim properties in the name of removing illegal constructions. was mentioned.
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