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Sudha Bharadwaj : Sexual Violence in the name of national security
23.06.2016: P.A Sebastian Memorial Lecture […]
Care Takers: The Invisible Population
Sehrish Altaf She was a criminal […]
Noor Saba : Delayed Justice, petition from Uttar Pradesh to United Nation
Mohd Momin Student at Delhi […]
Suo Moto PIL on Children of Women Prisoners (107/2004) at Bombay High Court: A Ray of Hope
Surekha Sale Senior Social Worker […]
‘India Legal’ TV channel : National Law University Delhi signs MoU with APN News
On 13th April 2016, National […]
Who we are? : “Freedom fighters” or “Born Criminals”
Santosh Pawar- You must have heard […]
The Illegal Arrest of Debaranjan Sarangi
The extent of dissent permitted is the best parameter to judge the democraticness of a country. But the government enslaved by neo-liberal ideology treats dissent as the devil. Extra-judicial execution, implication in false and fabricated cases, illegal arrest and detention has become an integral part of governance for silencing any kind of dissent.
Custodial Violence : “No man shall be a judge in his own case”
In a case of custodial death of a young man in Vanrai police station, a Mumbai court sentenced four policemen for imprisonment of 7 years on February 3, 2016. This is one of 7,280 cases of complaints of various gravity against police in Maharashtra in 2013.
Seminar on Police Reforms & Human Rights at GLC
On 10th of December, 2015 as the world celebrated Human Rights Day, The Government Law College Mumbai, along with Hurt Foundation and the centre for Criminology and Justice, Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai, organized a seminar on ‘Police Reforms and Human Rights’.
Where is the justice in mob justice?
Mob violence, also referred to as “Mob Justice” highlights a striking paradox – it approves the dispensation of justice by people, who usurp the authorities of constitutionally delegated bodies and apply a process they define as speedy.
LEGAL AID : Kawasi Hidme’s unheard story
Sushmita Verma Alumnus TISS, Mumbai […]
Chhapparband De-notified Tribe Community
De-notified tribes are born as Humans but labeled as Criminals. India acquired independence in 1947 but still their freedom and rights are not granted to them. They are one of those who enriched Indian history, culture and social life. They are offenders without offences. Even offenders have rights in legal system of a democracy but they are restricted through legal and social institutions.
The rotten heart of Judiciary : No One Killed Dalits
Our memories of the Gujrat genocide in 2002 is still fresh. We cannot forget the bodies of small children which is lined up and arranged next to each other and I think there is a long history of the killing of children. If you look at the massacre in Kilvenmani that happened on christmas day 1968, 23 small children were killed. All of them were burnt to death.
Constitutionalism: Exception as norm
Reaffirming faith on Constitutionalism, this year, law day was re-christened as Constitution Day. Constitution is a document, which dictates the past, defines the present and shapes the future of the country. It’s the religion of the state.
Mob Justice among communities in North East India
Mob justice refers to putting a person to death, eviction of a person and destruction of one’s property or undressing and beating suspected criminals without following the law. This denies the accused person a right to a fair hearing before a competent court and in many cases, a right to life.
Sunil Yadav vs BMC: Degrees of Safai Karamchari-A case of Big Boot
You have become too big for your boots now’ said the builder to me. This was probably the first time in my life that I came to face the harsh realities of the caste system.
Murder of Dalits at Jawakhede (Khalsa)
by shyam.panther@gmail.com, harshalipotdar@gmail.com Preliminary fact […]
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