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Karnataka HC stays FRRO deportation order over disputed citizenship claim
Abdul Rahim, accused of being an undocumented Bangladeshi national, contends he is an Indian citizen by birth and that the proceedings stem from mistaken identity
NHRC, Delhi High Court spring into action, pull up governments on women’s safety measures, utilisation of Nirbhaya Fund
The executive has failed by not implementing policies and governments have failed to keep the executive in check as there is no monitoring of implementation being carried out. In this atmosphere, there is always room left for perpetrators of crime to dare to commit such heinous crimes as the preventive machinery in the State crumbles.
Cutting the Ground: Human rights impact on forcible eviction
On November 29, the Human Land & Rights Network (HLRN) and Information and Resource Centre for the Deprived Urban Communities (IRCDUC) released a collaborative report to present a comprehensive human rights assessment of the living conditions faced by persons evicted in 2006 from Porur Lake, Chennai— one of the earliest and largest eviction drives in the name of “restoration of water bodies” in Tamil Nadu.
UP: Days after milk adulteration scandal, vermin found in Mid-Day Meal dal
On December 3, a dead rat was found in a mid-day meal (MDM) served to middle school students in UP’s Muzaffarnagar.
Revisiting the Justice Verma Committee report of 2013: #JusticeForRapeVictims
Had the recommendations of the report been seriously considered and implemented, the Delhi crime may have been prevented in Hyderabad.
Anti-NRC sentiment now turns to target NPR: Bengal
Two prominent anti-NRC forums now want the Bengal government to stop work on the National Population Register (NPR) in the state.
Just released from detention, Ali Akbor faces double jeopardy as Assam’s border police issues him a ‘foreigners notice’ again!
After four years in Goalpara detention camp he was released on temporary bail on November 29, only to face another ‘foreigners notice’ from the Bongaigaon border police, compelling him to appear before the dreaded Foreigners Tribunal on December 10, international human rights day
Parents ‘foreigner’, 31 children deprived of education languish in Assam’s detention camps
The Assam Legislative Assembly has been informed that there are total 31 children in detention camps, figures valid till November 20, 2019.
Five Actions You Can Take To End Gender Based Violence
A few days ago, a veterinary doctor was gang-raped,...
Human rights activists implore Shiv Sena to take up the cause of Mahul residents
The residents of Mahul have been breathing carcinogenic air and have been riddled with multiple health problems
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