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From Assam’s Soil to Detention and Back: The tragic death of Amzad Ali
Locked up in Matia detention camp despite generations-long roots in Assam, 49-year-old Amzad Ali dies of cancer as authorities ignore medical appeals; family finally lays him to rest in his native village
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Sikh man who served langar to protesters, named in Ratan Lal murder chargesheet
The Delhi High Court lawyer had reportedly sold his flat to feed protesters, but now finds his name mentioned as an alleged organiser of protests at Chand Bagh which led to rioting and murder of Head Constable Ratan Lal
Delhi HC seeks status report from police by June 23: Safoora Zargar’s Bail Plea
Safoora’s bail plea was rejected by the Sessions Court earlier in June 2020 after it held that there was prima facie evidence to show that there was a “conspiracy” to, at least, blockade the roads
J&K HC quashes detention of NCP member, says his activities were of a normal politician in a democracy
The single judge bench quashed the February detention order and directed that he be released forthwith
“A very sorry state of affairs,” says Bombay HC on health status of prison inmates in the state
The court has asked the Advocate General of the state to appear in the case and provide data on number of under trails and inmates above age of 60
Delhi police granted 2 more months to file chargesheet in Delhi riots case under UAPA
The sessions judge found the justifications given to be valid and hence granted the extension
Kashmir: Woman Sarpanch begs for mercy, says will quit post
Another reminder of the government apathy towards grassroot politicians and workers who are an easy target for terror outfits
Juanita, and how I was angry with God and the United States
An Indian doctor recalls a heart-breaking story of racial targeting by the police
‘We’, not ‘us’ and ‘them’
The ‘Us and Them’ has been playing to a full house on the world stage, in the recent past
American Bar Association asks courts to uphold India’s moral and legal obligations and release Safoora Zargar
The Association’s Center for Human Rights has deemed her detention to be in contrast with international human rights standards
Police fail to file chargesheet, Amulya Leona gets bail
She was thrown in jail for shouting allegedly pro-Pakistan slogans at a rally, earlier this year
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After 22 years under suspicion, Assam’s Kashem Ali declared Indian by Foreigners Tribunal
With 18 years passing between the registration of the case and service of notice, and nearly a year spent fighting to prove his citizenship, Kashem Ali finally wins legal relief with CJP’s assistance
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From treating Adivasi communities to being branded an instigator: Odisha jails doctor Randall Sequeira
Arrested in a case in which his name did not figure in the original FIR, Dr Randall Sequeira faces serious criminal charges amid an intensifying crackdown on Adivasi communities resisting bauxite mining in Odisha
Rights
Nearly two decades without elections, Jamia students’ agitation forces administration to set deadline for union revival
The university has agreed to implement the students’ union constitution by May 15, 2027, and conduct elections under Lyngdoh Committee guidelines
India
Arunachal’s anti-dam protests intensify as arrests, militarisation and threats to press freedom fail to silence resistance
Communities resisting the proposed 11,200 MW project fear the loss of ancestral land, livelihoods and cultural heritage, with activists detained under the APUAPA
India
Food Security during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Need for a shift from food security to nutrition justice.
In Karnataka, during the pandemic and lockdown, mid-day meals in government schools and anganwadis under the National Food Security Act (2013) [1], shut down indefinitely [2,3] amidst growing concerns about how this would affect vulnerable communities. In spite of demands, the state government has not yet undertaken a detailed post pandemic and lockdown survey to identify the immediate and long-term interventions to address and prevent malnutrition. Several visits have been made by civil society organisations, students, nutritionists and academics to different districts of Karnataka, during and after the Covid-19 pandemic and this commentary gives a broad overview of the observations made. There is a need for an in-depth quantitative and qualitative study.
India
Delhi SIR: Public audit finds 416 of 1,236 deleted voters still at their registered addresses
A four-day door-to-door audit in Trilokpuri found voters marked absent, shifted or dead who were still living at their registered addresses, with 47.57 lakh names missing from Delhi’s draft roll, affected voters have until October 30 to file claims
India
SIR’s elusive illegal immigrants: Bogey Busted but will the injustices heaped be corrected?
Barely 771 “foreign nationals” identified in Karnataka and a miniscule 1,600 in six other Indian states; yet the hysterical bogey of the “ghuspetiya” (illegal immigrant) has been used to render 130 million plus Indian without the right to vote?
Rule of Law
2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
The Court holds that failure to identify who inflicted the fatal injuries does not absolve the accused under Section 149 IPC, relying on evidence of their participation in an armed mob that assaulted the victim, Monish