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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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Former bureaucrat writes to NHRC, demands justice for hapless family in Assam
A rickshaw-puller’s family has to suffer in a detention camp for over a year on false charges of being “foreigners” in their own country
Human rights defender Stan Swamy, has been harassed since 2018: OHCR
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Special Rapporteur on minority issues, write to Indian Govt over Fr Stan Swamy’s prolonged detention
UP: NAPM condemns the harassment of local activists by state police
The people’s organisation demanded that UP police end the house detention of their National Convenor and withdraw a notice issued to local activists under the draconian ‘Goondas Act.’
Bom HC extends Varavara Rao’s hospitalisation till Jan 13
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The court had given strict directions that Dr. Rao cannot be discharged without informing the court
Gauhati HC rejects Akhil Gogoi’s bail plea
The peasant rights leader was arrested for protesting CAA-NRC-NPR and has languishing behind bars in multiple cases filed by a vindictive regime
National interest trumps individual rights: Kerala HC
The court set aside the bail of one of the students who were charged under UAPA for carrying materials published by a banned organisation
The people: The Sovereign
Politics now has a new basis in obedience in place of aspiration and revolt
How’s the media getting copy of charge sheet before the accused: Umar Khalid
Umar Khalid has moved court complaining of a leak of information and media trial, says it is affecting his right to a free and fair trial
Deterioration in the climate for free speech in India: Free Speech Collective
A deep dive into a decade of arrests, detentions, summons, interrogations and show-cause notices against journalists in India
Haryana: Farmer protesters suffer tear gas shellings, survivors claim police used expired shells
Farmers heading towards Delhi were suddenly forced to run for cover as Haryana police allegedly used expired tear gas explosives to stop the jatha.
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