The prohibitive directive stemmed from the conditional bail granted to him in the case of delivering alleged provocative speech, raising calls of women taking up arms
Video showed Choudhary addressing a crowd and ‘guiding’ people about the best time to capture a booth and cast fake votes, openly defying established election laws and manipulating the free and fair election process of India
When Sen. Strom Thurmond and other Southern Democrats set out to defeat the landmark civil rights legislation of the 1960s, they argued that there was no need to take any measures to counter racism in the United States, since, in Thurmond’s words, “there are already ample laws on the statute books.”
Frontline Defenders has condemned the attack on the home of human rights defender Babloo Loitongbam on October 5, 2023, in Manipur. The human rights defender’s residence was vandalised by unidentified perpetrators. Hours prior to the attack Babloo Loitonbam was threatened by a militant group named ‘Meitei Leepun’ who called for the human rights defender to be boycotted.
Four years after a sudden and non-deliberated abrogation of Article 370 (August 5, 2019), the Modi 2.0 regime faced a challenge to what was arguably an arbitrary and unconstitutional act
Months of June and July 2023 resounded with arguments for and against same sex marriage unions with an interesting alliance of conservatives across the religious and ideological spectrum opposing the moves, some with the most regressive arguments, advanced by the union of India
Siddalinga Swami of Andola Mutt has a history of facing legal troubles for alleged incidents of hate speech, with this incident being the second time this year.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks linking independence to the Ram temple consecration have sparked debates on historical revisionism, divisive narratives, and constitutional values.
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) filed a complaint with CEO, Delhi, R. Alice Vaz, against BJP leader Nazia Elahi Khan for delivering a hate-filled speech on January 5, 2025, in Rohini. Khan’s remarks, including “Tell them (Muslims) to get education, they will not! Tell them to create terror, they will do it immediately,” incited communal hatred against Muslims, violated the MCC and threatened the integrity of the Delhi Assembly elections – 2025
The recent Supreme Court judgement brings to attention the attempts made by the Centre over the past few years to dilute the powers of the one law that has the power to hold the Government accountable
Such pre-numbered slips are a statutory, legal requirement, designed to record the total number of voters standing in the queue by the close of polling hour
Extremism did not appear out of nowhere. It is a treasured offspring of religious philosophy that is taught and studied at our madrasas and religious schools.