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Policing Identity: Maharashtra’s birth certificate crackdown and the politics of belonging
What is framed as an administrative clean-up of fraudulent records in Maharashtra has unfolded into a securitised campaign in Mumbai — raising urgent constitutional questions about due process, discrimination, and the weaponisation of civil documentation
Is Meena Harris using her aunt Kamala’s name to build her own brand?
Meena’s books and clothing brand come under the scanner amidst allegations of profiting from her VP aunt’s fame
UP govt sanctions trials against 67 accused of Bijnor violence
Cashes took place on December 20, 2019, during anti Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests
Take a train, visit Tripura, vote to keep BJP out of Bengal: Manik Sarkar
In a subtle re-calibration of the state CPI-M party line, former Tripura CM makes a passionate call to keep the BJP out of Bengal
Know your rights: Disha Ravi’s arrest & the Delhi police witch-hunt
As a judge sent the 21-year-old to police custody, Sabrangindia explains how arrest should be the last option for law enforcement authorities
Over 1,200 garment workers re-hired after heavy lay-off during lockdown: Karnataka
In a historic win for the trade union movement, workers from Gokaldas Exports Ltd now hope that the agreements and recognition given to their unions will result in speedier talks between employers and workers.
113 hours raiding multiple locations, it is still not clear why the ED is investigations Newsclick
Will continue to do what a news organisation should do… cover people’s issues… take positions: Prabir Purkayastha
The Catholic Church is NOT Apolitical
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Where is India headed ?
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ED Raids & NewsClick: Weaponising law by Criminalising Free Speech
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Defending Human Rights, Challenging State Impunity
Kanna advanced the argument that there should not be any form of prior sanction for prosecuting a policeman in a Human Rights Court. The fact that there is the establishment of a Human Rights Court at the district level under the protection of Human Rights Act is by itself a statutory sanction. No separate sanction is required. He was one of the fiercest opponents of the constitution of the NHRC in India. It was his view that criminal courts in the country need to be strengthened, and violations fought through the courts. Any other form of dealing with human rights would not, in his view, help in the promotion of a human rights culture in the long term.
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