Violent dispersal of Indian authorities against Shaheen Bagh protestors on March 2020. The said protest camp was led by Muslim community to fight the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Violent dispersal of Indian authorities against Shaheen Bagh protestors on March 2020. The said protest camp was led by Muslim community to fight the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Human rights violations in Asia amid the pandemic

By APRN | April 30, 2020

Since the unprecedented lockdowns precipitated by the efforts to stop the spread of CoVID-19, governments have passed draconian laws restricting not only movement but also freedom of information. Worse, these laws are being used as a pre-text to silence and arrest regime critics. APRN believes that people’s rights should remain the fulcrum of pandemic response.

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