# UN experts flag ‘heavy-handed’ response of police against peaceful protests in India

- Published: 2026-10-20T16:02:31.824Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T08:02:51.561Z
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- Topics: Conflict, war and peace
- Involves: Chief Election Commissioner, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Election Commission of India, Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, Gyanesh Kumar, India, Marco Rubio, Opposition parties, student groups, and Cockroach Janta Party, UN human rights experts, United Nations human rights experts, law enforcement agencies, police

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- 2026-10-20T16:02:31.824Z - Scroll: [UN experts flag ‘heavy-handed’ response of police against peaceful protests in India](https://scroll.in/latest/1096540/un-experts-flag-heavy-handed-response-of-police-against-peaceful-protests-in-india)
- 2026-10-21T08:02:51.561Z - India Today: [Protests happen in US every day: Rubio brushes off UN criticism of India protests](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/marco-rubio-gyanesh-kumar-resignation-protests-india-domestic-matter-3021845-2026-10-21)

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