Mary Lawlor, the UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders, has said she is "very concerned" by the ongoing detention of journalist Siddique Kappan.
In a tweet, Lawlor pointed out that Kappan had been arrested two years ago while on his way to cover the rape and murder of a young Dalit woman in Hathras. "Now facing UAPA charges & denied bail," she wrote.
