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Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns
This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23
Gauhati HC seeks report from ASLSA on detenue detained for more than 3 months without confirmation
The court noted in a particular case that a person was detained under a preventive detention law without confirmation from Advisory Board
UP: Muslim student, 19 left critically injured, police officers under investigation for alleged custodial torture
Reportedly, the Muslim boy was beaten up for not showing his driving license
Saheba Bibi’s fight for justice: CJP takes on her case to prevent statelessness
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Over the past few weeks, CJP has brought to...
Decoding Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples
Stigma and exclusion associated with identifying as LGBTQIA+ must be tackled legally and socially.
Delhi HC directs Sudarshan News to remove video of news report of a man accused of religious conversion
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The court noted that the comments under the video indicated a threat to the life of the accused
Delhi Police informs of formation of SIT in the case of sexual harassment allegations being levelled against Brij Bhushan Singh
As the reluctance of police to take action against Singh becomes evident, let’s takes a look at Singh’s profile, his criminal past and his current influence
Allahabad HC calls out misuse of law in cow slaughter case as only cow dung recovered from scene
Based on information and after having recovered only cow dung from the scene, the police filed FIR as well as a chargesheet
Muslim OBC quota: Don’t make political comments on sub judice matter, says SC
The bench was referring to the comments made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah boasting that BJP did away with the 4% OBC quota for Muslims
Reclaiming the Freedom of Speech And Expression in an Orwellian Dystopia
Senior counsel in the Supreme Court, the author offers a rare overview of the state of affairs in India with every arm of the state being weaponised against independent opinion and dissent
The principles of democracy can’t be scarified at altar of majoritarianism: Justice Govind Mathur
Justice Mathur’s keynote address at the 11th Rajasthan state convention of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties in Bhilwara on April 1 and 2.
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Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns
This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23
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Religious Freedom: How the USCIRF continues to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)
For another year running, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has in strong recommendations, urged the US government to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), “for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA)”
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USCIRF’s Call for Sanctions on the RSS Is a Major Moral and Political Marker
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has apart from continuing to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), also recommended targeted sanctions against the RSS; this is a first.
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Evicted, Accused, and Deleted: The shrinking space for Muslim citizenship
From migrant workers and small vendors to university classrooms and electoral rolls, the architecture of suspicion –for the Indian Muslim--now stretches across everyday life
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Union government revokes Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under NSA after nearly six months!
Move comes days before Supreme Court hearing in habeas corpus petition filed by his wife; Ladakh activist had been detained following September 2025 protests over statehood and Sixth Schedule protections
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Allahabad High Court orders 24/7 armed protection for Bareilly Muslim man allegedly prevented from offering namaz at home
Summoning the district magistrate and SSP of Bareilly, the Allahabad High Court said any violence against the petitioner or his property would be presumed to have occurred at the instance of the State, as the case raises serious concerns over interference with religious prayers inside private property
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35 civil society groups oppose Maharashtra’s proposed anti-conversion law, warn of threat to women’s autonomy and constitutional freedoms
Coalition, which also included CJP who is the lead petitioner on challenge to anti-conversion laws in SC, demands draft bill be made public, calls for consultations and legislative scrutiny; says existing criminal law already addresses coercion