On 3 June 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Front Line Defenders (FLD) and the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) submitted a report to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee (CCPR) ahead of the CCPR’s review of India’s fifth periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
The report details human rights violations related the Indian authorities’ systematic persecution and reprisals against human rights defenders (HRDs) in India in violation of their obligations under Articles 6, 7, 9, 14, 19 and 21 of the ICCPR. It details in particular the judicial persecution of HRDs, the particular repression faced by HRDs and journalists in Jammu & Kashmir; reprisals against journalists and media workers; reprisals against Dalit and indigenous HRDs campaigning on land and environmental rights; reprisals against Right to Information activists; and restrictions on access to financial resources.
The CCPR’s review of India’s fifth periodic report will take place on 15-16 July 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Read the report below.
