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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.

Bilkis Bano case: NHRC to discuss release of convicts?

The Commission had previously aided the survivor in seeking justice

Stay in Mumbai, No Gathering Visitors at Home, Don’t Contact Co-Accused: Varavara Rao Bail Terms

The court has asked the octogenarian poet-activist to furnish a fresh bond of Rs 50,000 with two solvent sureties in the like amount.

A very bad precedent has been set: Judge who convicted 11 men in Bilkis Bano case

Rights groups and legal luminaries raise important questions about provisions of remission policy

Free Teesta Setalvad: Noam Chomsky, American academics write to Supreme Court

Indian rights groups continue to hold solidarity meetings, demand Setalvad’s immediate release

Delhi violence case: Court penalises Prosecution for irrelevant witnesses

Court imposed costs worth Rs 5,000 on the Prosecution for disrespecting time of the court and public exchequer’s funds

Bhima Koregaon case: SC directs NIA court to decide on framing charges within three months

Court also directs that the trial of Vernon Gonsalves be segregated from that of other absconding accused

Lakhimpur Kheri: Farmers begin 75-hour protest demanding Ajay Mishra’s sacking

Mishra’s son Ashish, is a key accused in the killings of farmers in October last year; Ashish is out on bail, Mishra is still a Union Minister

Crime against women: Allahabad HC questions delay in registering cases

Court told the state government that sometimes it takes over six months to register a case

Over 6,000 Citizens Urge SC to Revoke Remission of Convicts in Bilkis Bano Case

We demand that women’s faith in justice be restored, said a statement by grassroot workers, women’s orgnaisations, human rights activists among others.

Bhima Koregaon case: ED to question Surendra Gadling about allegedly funding Maoists

A special NIA court had granted permission to the ED to conduct questioning between Aug 17 and 19

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