Responding to the recent verdict of the Supreme Court of India condemning “bulldozer justice”, Aakar Patel, chair of board at Amnesty International India, said: “The judgement condemning unlawful demolitions as ‘unacceptable’ from the Supreme Court of India is a late but welcome move in upholding the rights of the people. This is a big win in ending the deeply unjust, widespread, unlawful and punitive demolitions, mostly targeting the minority Muslim community, by the Indian authorities which have often been peddled as ‘bulldozer justice’ by ruling party political leaders and media. “Amnesty International welcomes the Supreme Court of India’s judgment and calls on the central and state governments in India to immediately halt the de facto policy of demolishing people’s homes as a form of extra-judicial punishment and ensure nobody is made homeless as a result of forced evictions.
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