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American Bar Association flags India’s contravention of FATF guidelines in targeting civil society and HRDs

sabrangindia - October 31, 2023

The main victims of this have been non-profit organizations (NPOs) and advocates for human rights

BJP’s fascism is qualitatively different from Congress dictatorship

D. Ramesh Patnaik - October 31, 2023

All social and political forces to ensure, in the upcoming state and next year’s general elections, all steps to prevent the BJP from coming to power and furthering the RSS agenda of transforming India into a theocratic state

Communalism

Regimes of impunity

vrinda-grover - October 31, 2023

Twenty-five years later – No justice for the 1984 survivors

Religion

Tensions mar Durga Pujo celebrations, posters in Bengali torn down

sabrangindia - October 30, 2023

Veer Lachit Sena came and destroyed posters in celebration of Durga Pujo in Upper Assam, where Bengali is a widely spoken language. However, while the incident seemingly laced with xenophobia mars the festivities, SabrangIndia also discovered an incident revealing communal harmony from another part of Assam.

Communalism

Attempts to give communal turn to blasts in Kerala unsuccessful, 3 cases filed by Kerala Police, CM Vijayan urges restraint & unity

sabrangindia - October 30, 2023

Even after Dominic Martin surrendered to Kerala Police taking responsibility for the blasts, political leaders from BJP backed by right wing trolls spread misinformation, target Kerala government for allowing pro-Palestine protests in the state

Communalism

Bihar: Clash between two Durga immersion groups, chaotic mobs vandalise and loot neighbouring Muslim-owned shops

sabrangindia - October 30, 2023

An individual, identified as Amit Rastogi, allegedly removed the flag of the other procession, resulting in chaos

Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

Manual Scavenging: Eradicate the practice, ensure effective rehabilitation, scholarship, compensation, uphold dignity and liberty says SC

Tanya Arora - October 30, 2023

Supreme Court bench issues detailed directions to the Union and state government to implement the provisions of Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, conduct necessary surveys, co-ordinate with Commissions

Rights

Manipur High Court: Right to cast vote an integral part of Article 19(1)(a), affirms voters right to know criminal antecedents

Tanya Arora - October 28, 2023

As legal status of the right to vote remains ambiguous, a judicial pronouncement of a constitutional court declaring the same as a fundamental right is the need of the hour

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