Rights

As a judge sent the 21-year-old to police custody, Sabrangindia explains how arrest should be the last option for law enforcement authorities

Will continue to do what a news organisation should do… cover people’s issues… take positions: Prabir Purkayastha

Farmer leaders condemned the insensitive remarks of the government regarding the death of over 200 farmers since November 24, 2020.

The raid on Newsclick by the enforcement directorate unambiguously...

Bharadwaj filed an application before the Court praying for the withdrawal of NIA’s reply that accused her of harming the witnesses

Kanna advanced the argument that there should not be any form of prior sanction for prosecuting a policeman in a Human Rights Court. The fact that there is the establishment of a Human Rights Court at the district level under the protection of Human Rights Act is by itself a statutory sanction. No separate sanction is required. He was one of the fiercest opponents of the constitution of the NHRC in India. It was his view that criminal courts in the country need to be strengthened, and violations fought through the courts. Any other form of dealing with human rights would not, in his view, help in the promotion of a human rights culture in the long term.

His wife, human rights activist AS Vasantha Kumari has demanded his release and treatment at a private hospital equipped to handle his comorbidities 

The Agriculture Minister said that the Government has incurred a huge amount to create awareness related to the new farm laws

 The top court held that the Shaheen Bagh judgment is not erroneous, hence needs no reconsideration

Residents said that the local administration had failed to ensure protection of villagers' property and well-being. They demanded due compensation from the company and authorities.