Rupesh Singh

Additional Name(s): Rupesh Kumar Singh, உரூபேசு குமார் சிங்

Gender: Male

Current Location: Saraikela Jail

Perpetrator: India

Religion or Belief: Unspecified

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: July/17/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Reporting on Religious Freedom Conditions or Documenting Religious Freedom Violations

Nature of Charges: Arms Trafficking & Illicit Use of Weapons Banned Organization Criminal Premeditation & Conspiracy Forgery Illegal Assembly Murder & Attempted Murder Public Disorder Terrorism Treason & Sedition

Rupesh Singh

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Rupesh Singh is detained for his religious freedom advocacy.

In July 2022, police in Ramgarh district arrested Singh, a freelance journalist known for reporting on human rights abuses against Dalits and Adivasis, marginalized communities under India's religiously-based caste system. Authorities accused him of Maoist activities and charged him with “being a member of an unlawful association” and "unlawful activities" (Secs. 10, 13), among others, under the controversial Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Authorities further charged him with rioting with a deadly weapon, attempted murder, waging war against the state, sedition, and conspiracy (Sec. 147, 148, 120B, 121A, 124A IPC).

Authorities mistreated Singh during detention by depriving him of sleep during consecutive all-night interrogations and by housing him in a cell with other prisoners suffering from infectious diseases. Previously, authorities detained Signh for six months in 2019 for his reporting on Adivasi issues.

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