South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Kolkata, May 23: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel   brutally tortured a 30-year-old Johirul Islam in custody in Indian state West Bengal.The BSF personnel arrested Johirul Islam, a 30-year-old muslim from his house was brutally tortured him in their custody in Sahebganj.The details of the incident emerged after rights activist Kirity Roy wrote a letter to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), seeking an independent and non-partisan investigation of the incident which occurred on 21 February this year.

Raipure, May 23:  Two Indian Central Reserve Police Force's jungle warfare unit CoBRA commandos were injured in an attack in Indian disturbed state Chhattisgarh.

Srinagar, May 16 :  The  Indian home ministry controlled State Investigating Agency  has arrested two activists in Srinagar in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.The State Investigating Agency  along with  police personnel during house raids arrested Javed Bhat alias Ajmal Khan  and Zahoor Ajmed Bhat alias Bilal in Srinagar city.

Washington, May 16 : The International Religious Freedom report released by the US administration has said that attacks  on religious minorities, including killings, assaults, and intimidation,  in the name of cow protection, conversion, interfaith relationship and communal violence occurred throughout last year in  India.

 New Delhi, May 13 : The Hindutva Vishva Hindu Parshad (VHP) leader, Pravin Togadia, has said that Muslims should not be allowed to reach higher government posts in India. 

New Delhi, May 12:A Hindutva Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh  (RSS) Pracharak (publicist) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader has vowed to convert 30,000 mosques into temples and made hate speeches targeting Muslims at an event in Rajasthan state. The video of RSS Pracharak Ishwar Lal’s hate speeches has gone viral on social media courtesy of Hindutva Watch, a Twitter handle that tracks hate crimes.

Washington, May 12 : Members of the Kashmir Scholars Consultative Action Network and its over 50 supporting organizations and endorsers, have urge the G-20 members states, other countries and invited international organizations to withdraw from the meetings of the forum planned by Narendra Modi-led Indian government in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. 
The KSCAN and supporting organizations and endorsers in a letter further urged these countries and organizations to immediately comply with their duties under international law and cooperate to end India’s serious breaches of peremptory legal norms in IIOJK - including the illegal occupation, annexation, and colonization of the territory and the commission of atrocity crimes and grave human rights violations in the region.

Srinagar, May 03 :  India has deployed additional forces’ personnel in the name of bolstering security during a meeting of the G20 countries in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

 Imphal, May 3 : The Manipur government in India  have imposed curfew in several districts  and  suspended internet services for five days across the Manipur state.

New Delhi, May 03 : A 17-year-old Muslim student was ruthlessly assaulted by Hindutva outfit members in Indian southern state Karnatka ruled by BJP govt.A 17-year-old Muslim student was picked up and assaulted by Hindutva outfit Bajrang Dal members in Puttur town of Dakshina Kannada District of the state.