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‘Designed to Exclude’: The ongoing enumeration phase of the SIR

In a multi-state report on the hasty and ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process being conducted by the ECI, the PUCL has, echoing what opposition parties and other civil rights groups been stating, called it ‘designed to excluide’

Amnesty being accused of sparking caste-tensions in Hathras?

Human Rights organisation being accused of accepting foreign funds to defame UP CM Adityanath as a part of an ‘international conspiracy’

UN raises concerns about attacks on Human Rights Defenders

Reprisals continued unabated despite the Covid-19 pandemic

Regime subverting institutions, destroying democracy: Indian activists

Several civil society members decried the intimidation tactics and impunity of India’s ruling disposition at international virtual conference

Congress-led states consider party Bill to negate anti-farmer laws

As President Ram Nath Kovind gives his assent to the three agriculture Bills, Congress-led states discuss future moves to fight against the anti-farmer laws.

Blatant violations of rule of law: Retired public servants denounce Yogi regime

Concerned about the UP administration’s recent treatment of the Hathras case, a group of retired IAS officers wrote an open letter to Chief Minister Adityanath.

Families of slain Rajouri labourers given their exhumed bodies

The men were killed in July, in an “encounter” in South Kashmir’s Shopian, identities confirmed in September, and bodies exhumed in October

CJP helps prevent miscarriage of justice in mistaken identity case in Assam

Confusion arose because the name of the husbands of both women was the same, and their villages also had similar sounding names!

Nation comes together demanding justice for Hathras Dalit gang rape victim

Demonstrations and protests held in Delhi, Mumbai and other parts of India 

Is the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights now looking for anti-CAA children?

Children’s welfare homes, once connected with civil rights activist Harsh Mander, have been raided by NCPCR

Delhi Police register case against peaceful protesters demanding justice for Hathras Dalit victim

Police say protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar, violated Section 144 CrPC, charged them under section 188 of IPC, 3 Epidemic Act and 51(b) Disaster Management Act

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