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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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Ray of Hope for Families of Dead Firozabad Anti-CAA Protesters
A local court has disposed of the closure reports filed by the police and registered ‘complaint cases’ in five deaths.
2022: Looking back at negative rights jurisprudence from Indian courts
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A month-by-month review of the numerous court rulings that have a negative impact on rights jurisprudence
Kashmiri students allege attacks in AMU, write to Shah for probe
They have been protesting for three days against alleged harassment faced by them on campus
How CJP defended the citizenship of Jamila and Usha in Assam
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For years the two widows, one Hindu and the other Muslim had battled false accusations of being Bangladeshis
The death of Fr. Stan Swamy was finalised the day he was arrested: Senior Advocate Mihir Desai
A Press Conference discussing the recent Arsenal report, and the tampering of evidence in Late Fr. Stan Swamy’s Case
On the firing line: Human rights warriors of 2022
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The list includes journalists, activists and other citizens who displayed exemplary courage to stand up against injustice, personal and collective; in so doing they shine our as beacons of inspiration
Assam: A 78 year old widow rendered stateless is declared Indian in Bongaigaon with the help of CJP
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CJP Impact: A 78 year old widow rendered stateless is declared Indian, Bongaigaon, Assam
Siddique Kappan granted bail in the PMLA case by the Allahabad Court
The ED had filed charges against him for obtaining foreign funding without authority and using them to commit crimes
Christmas reminds us of Fr Stan Swamy, other bravehearts incarcerated ‘illegally’
Christmas is for the bravehearted: those who see and...
3 Years Later, ‘Historic’ Anti-CAA Protest Still Resonates With Shaheen Bagh’s Women
“It wasn’t an ‘ordinary’ agitation, it taught us to raise our voices, challenged stereotypes about Muslim women in India”.
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