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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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100 days behind bars, Fr. Stan Swamy continues to inspire
Plea for CAA protest videos ‘not valid’: Delhi Police to High Court
Devangana Kalita had sought copies of videos of anti-CAA protests and other electronic data available with the police
PIL filed in MP HC challenging validity of state’s anti-conversion law
A law student has filed the petition stating that the ordinance violates right to privacy and freedom of choice as also principles of criminal law jurisprudence
Bhima Koregaon: Anand Teltumbde files bail plea before Special court
In his plea, he has completely denied his Maoist connections and has stated that he has instead been critical of the ideology
Jurists, advocates condemn Delhi Police raid on Advocate Mahmood Pracha
Police allegedly did not follow procedure while carrying out the “malafide” raid and obtained information illegally
Court allows Sudha Bharadwaj to access books from prison
The Additional Sessions Judge directed the Superintendent of Byculla jail to ensure that the books given to her do not have any “objectionable” content
BJP-led govt has prosecuted all those critical of its policies: Human Rights watch
The HRW report puts on the world stage allegations of multiple human rights violations recorded in the country in 2020
Fr. Stan Swamy SJ already ‘One Hundred Days in Prison’
The truth is that Fr Stan has never been anywhere near Bhima Koregaon and did not participate in the Elgar parishad
Consider Varavara Rao’s age, health while arguing against bail plea: Bombay HC to NIA
The court further extended his hospital stay while taking on record his medical reports filed by the hospital
NAPM condemns Delhi authorities for deserting over 700 Dhobi Ghat residents
The people’s organisation praised and promised continued support to women of Dhobi Ghat Jhuggi Adhikar Manch in their demand for “jahan jhuggi wahan makan” and compensation for all losses.
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The university has agreed to implement the students’ union constitution by May 15, 2027, and conduct elections under Lyngdoh Committee guidelines
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Arunachal’s anti-dam protests intensify as arrests, militarisation and threats to press freedom fail to silence resistance
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India
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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
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Rights
Jamia’s Answer to Student Protest: Online exams, hostel closures and police detentions
As the hunger strike enters its third week, students allege that the administration is using disciplinary action and restrictions on campus life to weaken a movement demanding elected representation
India
Assam NRC: Seven years after 19 lakh people were excluded, rejection slips remain a non-starter
Separate Supreme Court proceedings concern the failure to issue rejection slips to nearly 19.07 lakh excluded people and identity cards to more than 3.11 crore people included in the final register