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Umar Khalid’s incarceration: USCIRF Commissioner expresses concern over use of anti-terrorism laws to silence activists

sabrangindia - October 21, 2023

Washington, D.C. (October 19, 2023) - At a Congressional briefing hosted by several civil rights groups, on the issue of the wrongful incarceration of Indian...

World

1300 Writers, publishers protest cancellation of events with Palestinian authors, artists

sabrangindia - October 21, 2023

A strong letter of support, signed by several Nobel laureates and Booker Prize winners, condemned the cancellation of events featuring Palestinian art, voices, and stories across Europe in the aftermath of Hamas attack on Israel.

Rule of Law

Contrary to what many might think, the FIR is a public document

A Legal Researcher - October 21, 2023

After a whole day of raids across the country by the Delhi Police on October 3, News click founder Prabir Purkayastha found himself having...

World

New York, Chicago, Madrid, Athens, Sydney, Paris, the people march for #Palestine

sabrangindia - October 21, 2023

For the past week, people in their hundreds and thousands took to the streets. In support of the hapless people in Gaza, for Palestine and against the machinations of Israel, backed by the United States and the UK. Chicago was also the scene of a ghastly hate crime when a six year old boy was stabbed while his mother survived the murderous attack

Labour

Eradicate manual scavenging completely says SC increasing compensation to families of workers who die at work to Rs 30 lakh

sabrangindia - October 20, 2023

‘Each of us owes to this large segment of the population, who have remained unseen, unheard and muted,’ the court said.

Labour

Rajasthan’s Gig Worker Law, a step towards industrial democracy

A Legal Researcher - October 20, 2023

The radical legislation brought in by the western Indian state of Rajasthan guarantees social security and accountability from aggregator employers visibilising a workforce that we treat as dispensable

Gender and Sexuality

Marriage Equality Judgment not on constitutional morality disappointing: PUCL

sabrangindia - October 20, 2023

The PUCL has expressed disappointment at the consensus in five SC judges that the right to marry does not constitute a fundamental right and states that this is a departure from international law

Media

21 Journalists killed in Israel-Palestine conflict since October 7

sabrangindia - October 20, 2023

Figures released by the Committee to Protect Journalists, (CPJ) tell us that 17 of the killed journalists were Palestinian, three Israeli and one Lebanese.

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