# UN experts urge India to stop using ‘excessive force’ against protesters

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-21 01:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/21/un-experts-call-on-india-to-stop-using-excessive-force-against-protesters?traffic_source=rss

> UN experts called on India to halt the use of “excessive force” against opposition and student protests and urged an impartial inquiry into the authorities’ conduct. They said demonstrators were injured and some reported ill-treatment, while expressing particular concern about reports of sexual and other gender-based violence.