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Caste Imbroglio: Changing Narrative of Hindu Right

One of the major issues during the last General Elections (April-May 2024) was about conducting a caste census. The INDIA Alliance put it forward...

Assam CM call to expel ‘Miya Muslims,’ leads to violence against Bengali speaking Muslim Labourers

FIR registered against BJP leader for assault on Bengali speaking Muslim labourers and threatens them to leave Assam and Assamese Muslim singer arrested for protest song “Miya Bihu”

SC: The right to be free from adverse effects of Climate Change is a fundamental right

This piece examines the often conflicting jurisprudence on indigenous peoples and the right to a safe environment and climate change

One week of escalating persecution: The intensifying struggles of Muslims in new India

In a span of five days, incidents of anti-Muslim hate speeches, communal violence, vandalism and targeting reveal a disturbing reality of rising persecution and dwindling safety for Muslims across India

The right to peaceful protest in India, do citizens have that right?

From raising a collective voice against “injustice” to becoming the victims of the government retaliation; Indian jurisprudence on the right to protest/dissent in context of Article 19 of the Indian Constitution is patchy with the omnipresent executive diktat overruling a fundamental right

Detained and dehumanized: The plight of Rohingya refugees in detention centres

A report, "Destinies Under Detention", reveals dehumanizing conditions in detention centres for Rohingya refugees. The centres lack sunlight, clean water, and basic necessities like blankets and mattresses. Rohingya detainees are forced to clean the facilities without pay, exacerbating their plight and highlighting the need for dignified treatment and human rights protection of refugees

Political History of India’s Two Muslim Universities since 1947

The dominance of an elite Muslim upper caste and class has hindered healthy research and introspection among these two dominant universities writes the author

Top intellectual targeted for role as anti-displacement activist, opponent of ‘corporate loot’

The civil rights network, Campaign Against State Repression (CASR), strongly condemning the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrest human rights activist and advocate Ajay Kumar in “false conspiracy case registerd in Lucknow”, has demanded the authorities should stop witch hunting the “democratic rights activist”.

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