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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
Uttar Pradesh ranked as the top state for crimes against women in 2022. In 2023, multiple incidents involved the kidnapping and rape of women, with video clips of the crimes posted online. The State BJP unit faced criticism for shielding party leaders accused of sexual crimes against women and children.
The Adityanath government has ushered in an era of unapologetic state vigilantism in Uttar Pradesh.
The country’s jails teem with poor and marginalised people detained without justification.
When the RTI Act came into force in 2005, it was hailed as a law which would make governments transparent and accountable, and empower citizens. Sadly, public-spirited RTI users are a disillusioned lot today, having to deal with targeted attacks, threats, and false criminal cases on a regular basis.
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