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India: five years on: the bitter and uphill struggle for justice in Gujarat

Five years since the 2002 communal violence in the Western Indian state of Gujarat in which more than 2, 000 people were killed, Amnesty International remains concerned about the ongoing impact of that violence on the Muslim minority in Gujarat. This includes the situation of internally displaced persons in the region. http://repository.forcedmigration.org/show_metadata.jsp?pid=fmo:9.html

People’s Republic of China: Uighurs fleeing persecution as China wages its war on terror

The first section of this report gives an overview of the human rights situation in the XUAR, including recent developments in China’s official propaganda campaign against terrorism. The second section describes the plight of Uighurs in other countries, including those who apply for asylum. According to Amnesty International’s research, several disturbing trends have emerged or … Continue reading People’s Republic of China: Uighurs fleeing persecution as China wages its war on terror