"This is happening at a time when India faces its highest unemployment in over 40 years, a growth rate in steady decline leading to increasing economic hardships, and in Kashmir the longest internet shutdown in the history of any democracy in the world (150+ days and counting). In Uttar Pradesh, police violence has targeted Muslim neighborhoods, resulting in the deaths of at least 25 people. This Islamophobic violence against citizens has become a harsh reality of the Modi regime," the statement said and urged the Indian government:
1. Unequivocally repeal the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens, with the assurance that similar legislature will not be introduced in the future
2. Officially acknowledge the excessive use of force and launch an independent investigation into the matter, especially focusing on non-state actors who barged university campuses
3. Uphold the rights of its citizens to peacefully mobilize, protest and express their dissent in all manner online and offline
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