India: Amnesty accuses police of human rights abuses at February riots
By DW
30 August 2020 |
7:00 am
Human rights group Amnesty International accused Delhi police of carrying out abuses during deadly riots in February, which were provoked by a new citizenship law. The group accused some politicians of stoking tensions.
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