Under the banner of Hum Agar Uthe Nahi Toh (If We Do Not Rise), over 400 Indian women’s groups and human rights organizations are coming together for a joint campaign.

Police officials are accused of killing 17 civilians in Uttar Pradesh, where the government has unleashed terror in its attempt to quell the ongoing protests against the ruling far-right regime

Protest marches were also organised across India, and according to reports, police in southern Indian city of Mangaluru opened fire at the demonstrators.