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Monitoring Torture: SC’s suo motu action on custodial deaths and CCTV camera non-compliance

The Court’s suo motu action highlights how weak compliance with its 2020 CCTV directions has left detainees vulnerable and accountability elusive.

First Teesta Setalvad, now Mohammed Zubair!

Police called the Alt-News co-founder in for questioning in a 2020 case but then arrested him for a 2018 tweet

Human Rights organisations issue statements of support for Teesta Setalvad

With each day, support for the veteran journalist and activist continues to grow

Nation unites to demand Teesta Setalvad’s release

Peaceful protests held nationwide to demand release of the human rights defender

Chorus demanding justice for Teesta Setalvad grows louder!

More activists, journalists and civil society members are stepping out to express solidarity with the human rights defender

Ahmedabad court remands Teesta Setalvad to police custody till July 1

The human rights defender will be next produced in court on July 2

Support pours in for Teesta Setalvad

Civil society, socio-political activists and journalists demand justice for the human rights defender

PRESS RELEASE: Teesta Setalvad roughed up as Gujarat ATS personnel barge into her home

The human rights defender fears for her life as she is taken to Ahmedabad, ostensibly to the Crime Branch where a complaint of forgery is lodged against her

I fear for my life: Teesta Setalvad allegedly roughed up by Gujarat ATS personnel

Police barged into her home and allegedly assaulted her; Setalvad arrested from Mumbai and taken to Ahmedabad Crime branch

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court reserves order on admitting petition pertaining to FIR against mosque committee

VVSS, a Hindutva group had moved court demanding FIR against mosque authorities for allegedly damaging parts of temple located on mosque premises

Jharkand HC to hear PIL demanding NIA probe into Ranchi violence on June 24

The PIL filed by one Pankaj Yadav has has demanded NIA investigation into the entire incident. A division bench comprising chief justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad first heard the PIL on June 17

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