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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

Fire on the margins: CJP calls for a Citizens’ Inquiry to Save Aarey, Mumbai’s Green Lung

In the late hours of Monday, December 3, 2018,...

Fake Encounters and Mob Lynching in UP: NHRC issues notices

After a 20 year old man, Irshad Ahmed, was...

How Hinduism brought casteism to Manipur

As the pure-impure debate rages on social media in...

‘Where will we go in this bitter cold?’ ask Kashmiris after encounter operation leaves them homeless

Mujgund: – Until Saturday afternoon, Ashraf Mir, a resident...

Why I am an Indian – Part II

My previous essay in this series of Essays for...

SC extends deadline for filing NRC Claims and Objections in Assam

In a welcome breather for Indian citizens in Assam,...

Cyclone Gaja and it’s Aftermath

Cyclone Gaja hit the coast of Tamil Nadu and...

Can the country be implored to rise for the rights for others?

In the 2018 Human Development Index, India has reached...

From Central America to Syria: The Conspiracy against Refugees

Watching the ongoing debate between US liberal and right-wing...

Human rights in 2018 – ten issues that made headlines

On December 10, the world marks 70 years since...

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