India: UN rights office urges release of ‘arbitrarily detained’ protesters

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Published 10 Oct 2026, 11:00 pm·1 d ago·1 min read

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The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has voiced concern over reports of mass detentions in India of demonstrators, protest leaders, civil society members, lawyers and journalists, before and during large-scale protests in Delhi on Saturday.

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