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After years of delay, justice at last for Sukumar Baishya as Foreigners’ Tribunal declares him an Indian citizen
Tribunal accepts documentary evidence citing father’s 1956 registration and pre-1971 records; CJP’s legal team helps secure justice after years of uncertainty
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Free Speech or Hate Speak?
Human rights organisations pick and choose whose freedom of speech – and other human rights – they are going to defend
Rescuing people from statelessness: CJP in Assam, a 2022 overview
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Coming to the rescue of hapless citizens whose ‘citizenship’ was put to question, formed a major part of CJP’s Assam team’s efforts in 2022.
Shakira spotlights Iran’s footballer Amir Nasr who faces death penalty
The 26-year-old Iranian football player Amir Nasr-Azadani is facing the threat of execution
In Garb of Data Protection Bill, Centre Attacking RTI, Allege Information Commissioners
During an online press conference, they claimed that the proposed data protection Bill is used to take the essence of RTI law. Civil societies and journalists should speak up.
SC exists to protect personal liberty: CJI DY Chandrachud
Kiren Rijiju, India’s law minister’s most recent provocation to the Supreme Court brought a swift and unequivocal response. CJI, hearing a matter where a man suffered long years of unfair incarceration said, “If we do not act in matters of personal liberty..what are we doing here?”
CJP helps another Assam resident prove his citizenship!
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Lakhan Das, who was served his FT notice in February 2021, blesses CJP for their constant support
India, with seven journalists jailed, draws criticism over its curtailment of media freedoms
Six of the seven journalists listed by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in its annual report are being investigated under the dreaded Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)
Evidence planted on Jesuit-activist Stan Swamy’s laptop: Arsenal US Report
The report blasts a hole in the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) charges against Stan Swamy; before this similar plants had been found in Rona Wilson and Surendra Gadling’s computers
Conference on Left Movement cancelled after ‘call from senior official in Edu (MHRD) ministry: IIT Bombay
In a move that signals autocratic censorship, sources told The Wire that the decision was announced past midnight, just a day before the scheduled event. In the email, organisers noted they were 'forced' to cancel it.
Protesting for release of GN Saibaba, Delhi students ‘assaulted’ by ABVP, cops
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