Allegation Letter regarding Arrests and Arbitrary Detention of Dalit Rights Defenders in India (28 September 2018)
To: India
Subject: Information received concerning the arrests and arbitrary detentions of five human rights defenders active in defending the Dalit minority: Ms. Sudha Bharadwaj, Mr. Gautam Navlakha, Mr. Vernon Gonsalves, Mr. Arun Ferreira, and Mr. Varavara Rao.
Mandates: Arbitrary Detention; Freedom of Opinion and Expression; Human Rights Defenders; Minority Issues; Racism; Terrorism; Women in Law and in Practice