Rights

A close look at some of governments post pandemic policies for migrants reveals that key structural exclusions in the labour codes, the one nation, one ration card (ONORC) and PMAY schemes threaten serious exclusions

Markam, a woman forest rights and prisoners’ rights activist, was falsely accused by the police and the NIA of involvement in Naxal activities and arrested on March 9, 2021. She was acquitted in four cases and granted bail in the last one; she was released on January 5 at 7 pm

The controversial new law vests powers with the police to register cases against those who protest without informing local courts in writing, which has been the case thus far. 

An order from office of controller of examination had sought personal information of Kashmiri students

Over a 100 Indian and diasporic writers wrote, or gave statements about the suppression of dissent (among other things) in India at 75 

The state government, claiming that the homes of residents are built on encroached land, has sent eviction notices to 47 families of Nutan Hardo village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar village, out of which 44 are Muslim.

Since two ordinances became laws after the plea was filed, the bench sought to clarify some facts, will hear the matter in two weeks

The Environment Ministry has however dismissed these concerns despite some valid points raised

In two eviction drives conducted within 2 weeks, the administration of two district claim that the drives were peaceful

The petitioners alleged that since they have filed a petition against the sitting MLA, this action was being taken against them