Akhil Gogoi: A Peasant Leader Jailed for Supporting the Poor and Oppressed
Akhil Gogoi – a peasant leader from Assam – has been in jail since December 2019 for exercising his fundamental right of speech and expression by protesting against the CAA.
From Aadhaar to Aarogya Setu: How Surveillance Technology Is Devaluing India’s Democratic Rights
The app could potentially allow the government to peer into aspects of the user’s private life that have nothing to do with Covid-19.
मॅल्कम एक्स: एका मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्त्याची समाजवादाकडे वाटचाल
ग्लोरिया वर्डीयू कोविड – १९ महामारी नसती तर, १९ May मे २०२० रोजी आपण मॅल्कम एक्सचा ९५ वा वाढदिवस साजरा करीत असतानाच, शेकडो आणि हजारो लोक “अहमाऊड आर्बेरी आणि ब्रेओना टेलर ला न्याय हवा!” अशा घोषणा देत रस्त्यावर उतरले असते. जसे आम्ही उतरलो होतो २००६ मध्ये सीन बेल साठी; २००९ मध्ये ऑस्कर ग्रॅण्ट साठी; २०१२…
Israeli Atrocities on the Rise
Two recent UN reports reveal the extent to which the Israeli regime has intensified systematic violence against Palestinians while it pushes forward with the ‘Annexation Plan’.
Call for Revoking Auction of Coal Blocks, Investment in Sustainable Energy Sources: Two Statements
NAPM condems Centre’s announcement of auction of coal blocks for commercial mining, saying it will destroy bio-diverse rich, adivasi heartlands; UN Chief also calls upon countries to make investments in non-polluting energy sources.
Rise Up Against a `Situation Worse than the Emergency’!!
25 June, 2020 marks the 45th year of the Emergency Declaration of Indira Gandhi; PUCL calls upon the people of India to stand up for the Indian Constitution, rule of law and democracy.
UN Experts Call on India to Release Anti-CAA Activists
UN experts call on India to immediately release human rights activists who were arrested for protesting against the CAA; NAPM also demands the immediate release of KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi and withdrawal of all ill-conceived charges foisted against him.
Dear Leaders, You Can’t Silence India, Can You?
By targeting Harsh Mander, our leaders have sown the seeds that will sprout and ensure their own defeat by the people of India.
Remembering Justice Suresh, the Feminist and Human Rights Champion of Our Times
Forever with his ear to the ground, this was a rare judge who constantly attempted to make family courts an easier experience for women and children.
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Minnesota Massacre and Minority Rights Protection in Criminal Justice System: The Indian Story
Crisis of governance over the violation of norms of minority rights in the Indian criminal justice system has existed for long.