Meenakshi Ganguly

Meenakshi Ganguly is the south Asia director for Human Rights Watch. She joined HRW in 2004. Before then she was south Asia correspondent for Time magazine, where she reported from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

“There was so much fear”

The outworking of the eight-year-old peace agreement in Nepal has embraced the government and its Maoist opponents. The women who were victims of sexual violence from both sides during the conflict have, however, been left out.

By Meenakshi Ganguly

/ 12 Nov 2014

क्या भारत मानव अधिकार में एक अंतरराष्ट्रीय लीडर बन सकता है?

बढ़ते श्रमिक समुदाय वाली एक उभरती अर्थव्यवस्था होने के नाते भारत यह मानता है कि वैश्विक मामलों में उसकी आवाज़ को सुना जाना चाहिए। इस बात से कोई भी असहमत नहीं है। परंतु, महत्वपूर्ण विदेशी नीतियों के मुद्दों पर भारत को ऐसी पहलकदमी करनी चाहिए जो मानव पीड़ा को समाप्त करने का प्रयत्न कर सकती हों।. Engl

By Meenakshi Ganguly

/ 21 Aug 2013

印度能够成为国际人权运动的引领者吗？

作为一个劳动力不断增长的新兴经济体，印度认为他应该在国际事务中享有发言权。没有人对此持有异议，但是相比重大的外交政策问题，印度应该首先积极解决国内严重的人权问题。English, हिंदी, Español

By Meenakshi Ganguly

/ 26 Jun 2013

Can India be an international human rights leader?

As an emerging economy with a growing work force, India believes it should have a voice in global affairs. No one disagrees. But then, on crucial foreign policy issues, India should take initiatives that seek an end to human suffering. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on Emerging Powe

By Meenakshi Ganguly

/ 21 Jun 2013

¿Puede India ser un líder internacional de derechos humanos?

Como una economía emergente con una fuerza de trabajo en crecimiento, India cree que debe tener voz en los asuntos internacionales. Nadie está en desacuerdo. Pero entonces, en asuntos cruciales de política exterior, India debe tomar iniciativas que puedan buscar terminar con el sufrimiento humano.

por Meenakshi Ganguly

/ 21 Jun 2013

Nepal: wrong trail, right track

The return to democracy in Nepal after the decade-long civil war has been bumpy. The question of amnesty for crimes committed during the war now faces the new Maoist-led government with a key choice, says Meenakshi Ganguly.

By Meenakshi Ganguly

/ 20 Sep 2011

India, Arab democracy, and human rights

The democracy uprisings in the Arab world hold a lesson for New Delhi, says Meenakshi Ganguly: the need for a foreign-policy stance that matches India's global ambitions.

By Meenakshi Ganguly

/ 8 Mar 2011

Sri Lanka's war: time for accountability

The end of Sri Lanka’s post-war electoral cycle makes it even more important for the world to stand for justice over the country’s human-rights abuses, says Meenakshi Ganguly.This article was first published on 28 April 2010

By Meenakshi Ganguly

/ 7 Jun 2010

Nepal: torture vs democracy

Nepal’s path to development remains hostage to the lack of accountability over human-rights violations during the country’s civil war, says Meenakshi Ganguly.(This article was first published on 15 February 2010)

By Meenakshi Ganguly

/ 18 Feb 2010

Sri Lanka’s hollow victory

The problem with running a disingenuous military campaign is that victory is never as sweet as it should have been. In a world on alert against bombings and gunmen randomly

By Meenakshi Ganguly

/ 20 Aug 2009

Sri Lanka’s displaced: the political vice

After Sri Lankan army forces overran parts of the last stretch of territory held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on 1 April 2009, a statement from the

By Meenakshi Ganguly

/ 8 Apr 2009

Sri Lanka under siege

When the fifty-ninth division of Sri Lanka's army entered Mullaitivu on 25 January 2009, it marked the fall of the last major town under the control of the

By Meenakshi Ganguly

/ 30 Jan 2009