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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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Two journalists each killed in MP & Telangana, a free press under threat: Report
An uncomfortable political consensus across the political divide can be seen from this 50-page investigation by Free Speech Collective on the state of free speech in Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana –all of whom face state elections from tomorrow
Withdraw FIRs filed against protestors for participating in pro-Palestine protests: PUCL
Demanding immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian aid amidst "Israeli...
‘Insidious’: Arrest of Sarju Tekam for raising awareness on jal-jangal-jameen in Bastar?
Civil rights network* Campaign Against State Repression (CASR), condemning the continuous arrests and harassments of democratic rights activists such as Tirumal Sarju Tekam and fake encounters of Modu Ram and Kanha Ram in Chhattisgarh, has regretted in a statement that those fighting for democratic and civil liberties, human rights and labour rights, anti-caste and women’s rights, Marxist-Leninist and Gandhian ideologies are being labelled as potential Maoists.
American Bar Association flags India’s contravention of FATF guidelines in targeting civil society and HRDs
The main victims of this have been non-profit organizations (NPOs) and advocates for human rights
2023 Navaratri Women Human Rights Defenders Campaign: Hindus for Human Rights
In a unique nomination exercise, the Hindus for Human Rights (HHR) a US-based advocacy group has announced a Navaratri Women Human Rights Defenders Campaign that extends solidarity to women from South Asia
In the face of mounting obstacles, CJP provides ongoing hope to citizens
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CJP intervenes as marginalised man faces racism, bias in his struggle to prove his citizenship
Umar Khalid’s incarceration: USCIRF Commissioner expresses concern over use of anti-terrorism laws to silence activists
Washington, D.C. (October 19, 2023) - At a Congressional briefing...
In a global storm of censorship, Hindus for Human Rights, IAMC and journalists accounts have been suspended
A web of suppression takes root as governments and tech giants clamp down on voices of dissent during the Israel-Hamas conflict
Apply, apply, no reply? RTI faces quiet death as CIC is all set to go into ‘lockdown mode’
In September 2023, twenty-four hours after being released by...
Uttar Pradesh: Retd IPS Officer S.R. Darapuri Among 6 Held for Protest
Gorakhpur Police claimed that the protest on October 10 was in violation of the Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in place there at the time.
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Rajasthan: From Giral to Islampur, how locals are contesting development and historical identity
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