US House Urges India To Probe Activist Stan Swamy's Death In Custody

Three American lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives, encouraging India to pursue an independent investigation into the arrestof Stan Swamy death, incarceration and death of Father Stan, a human rights activist who died in custody on July 5, 2021.Introduced by Congressman Juan Vargas along with lawmakers Jim McGovern and Andre Carson, the resolution expresses concern at the alleged misuse of anti-terror laws to target human rights defenders and political opponents, applauds a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of India to suspend a controversial colonial-era sedition law and urges India’s Parliament to make the suspension permanent.