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Inside the SSP’s Office: Allegations of beatings, torture & police impunity against farmer leaders in Meerut, UP
Digvijay Bhati and Mohit Jatav allege they were beaten, tied up and humiliated inside police premises; the allegations come weeks after the Meerut police faced scrutiny over its crackdown on protests demanding justice for a Dalit woman
Students protested without permission; tear gas was “avoidable”: NHRC report on Jamia violence
The Commission, in a shocking report, has seemingly absolved the police for using brute force in unarmed students and blamed the students for destroying public property and for protesting without permission.
NAPM condemns the alleged custodial torture and death of Jayaraj and Bennicks by TN police
The organization demands for the end the regime of police torture and custodial terror
Madras HC orders Judicial Magistrate to conduct inquiry into alleged custodial deaths in Tuticorin
Father-son duo Jayaraj and Bennicks who were allegedly tortured by the police for violating lockdown norms, died four days after being taken into custody
Supreme Court stays coercive action on multiple FIRs against Amish Devgan
The apex court also stayed FIRs on OpIndia registered against it by the West Bengal police
Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha demands probe into activist Ramji Munda’s murder
The activist had exposed the alleged state and police repression during the Pathalgadi movement in Ghaghara in 2018
K’taka HC’s bail order questioning morality of rape survivor prompts open letter from civil society
Concerned citizens and civil society organisations write that the order brings back memories of Mathura and Bhanwari Devi's cases
Covid-19: Allahabad HC asks police to spread awareness rather than arresting people
The court noted that the offence was of overcrowding and asked the police to reconsider the case
Delhi HC reserves order on Sharjeel Imam’s plea against trial court order denying default bail
He has been under arrest since January and the lower court extended time for filing chargesheet beyond the 90 days stipulated time.
Ahmedabad Jagannath Temple head priest upset with Guj HC decision against holding the yatra
He accused that the temple committee hadn’t received any official news of the stay order else it would have approached the court
MTP Act: Women’s rights campaigners advocate for a rights based abortion law
A coalition of civil rights and feminist organizations has prepared a comprehensive list of recommendations for the consideration of legislators so that the pregnancy termination law recognizes women’s rights
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