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Policing Identity: Maharashtra’s birth certificate crackdown and the politics of belonging
What is framed as an administrative clean-up of fraudulent records in Maharashtra has unfolded into a securitised campaign in Mumbai — raising urgent constitutional questions about due process, discrimination, and the weaponisation of civil documentation
Umar Khalid returns to jail after attending sister’s wedding
After serving more than 800 days in prison, he was given a seven-day interim release in exchange for attending his sister's wedding.
Ray of Hope for Families of Dead Firozabad Anti-CAA Protesters
A local court has disposed of the closure reports filed by the police and registered ‘complaint cases’ in five deaths.
West Bengal farm workers protest Centre withholding Rs 7,500 crore MGNREGA budget
Marking one year of the Government of India withholding the release of over Rs 7,500 crore MGNREGA funds to West Bengal, the civil rights network NREGA Sangarsh Morcha, in alliance with the Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity (PBKMS), held Black Day on December 27, with workers holding black flag demonstrations, thaala bajao, road blockade and public meetings.
2022: Looking back at negative rights jurisprudence from Indian courts
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A month-by-month review of the numerous court rulings that have a negative impact on rights jurisprudence
Kashmiri students allege attacks in AMU, write to Shah for probe
They have been protesting for three days against alleged harassment faced by them on campus
UP school teachers abuse Dalit students daily, no police action yet
The police arrived at the spot to disperse the community members, however instead of filing suo moto complaint, said that no written complaint has been filed by victims
How CJP defended the citizenship of Jamila and Usha in Assam
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For years the two widows, one Hindu and the other Muslim had battled false accusations of being Bangladeshis
The death of Fr. Stan Swamy was finalised the day he was arrested: Senior Advocate Mihir Desai
A Press Conference discussing the recent Arsenal report, and the tampering of evidence in Late Fr. Stan Swamy’s Case
On the firing line: Human rights warriors of 2022
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The list includes journalists, activists and other citizens who displayed exemplary courage to stand up against injustice, personal and collective; in so doing they shine our as beacons of inspiration
Assam: A 78 year old widow rendered stateless is declared Indian in Bongaigaon with the help of CJP
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CJP Impact: A 78 year old widow rendered stateless is declared Indian, Bongaigaon, Assam
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