Stan Swamy’s death will always be stain on India’s human rights record, says UN working group
By Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha (March 18)
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concludes that Stan Swamy’s death in custody was completely avoidable and it was a failure of the central government. It further adds that this would forever remain a stain on the country’s human rights record.
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UN Working Group asks India to accord Stan Swamy’s family with compensation and reparations under international law
19/03/2022
The Leaflet / by Sabah Gurmat
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, besides expressing its grave concern over his death in judicial custody, has sought answers from the Indian government on four specific questions.
THE death of Jesuit priest and Adivasi rights activist Stan Swamy in judicial custody will “forever remain a stain on the human rights record of India”, says a new brief by the United Nations’ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. The group had formally adopted its opinion on Swamy’s death during its 92nd session on November 16, last year but made its comments public just this week.
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Stan Swamy’s death will always be stain on India’s human rights record, says UN working group
19/03/2022
Scroll.in / by Scroll Staff
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said that the activist died in ‘circumstances that were utterly preventable’.
The death of tribal rights activist Stan Swamy will always be a stain on India’s human rights record, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has said.
The group had made the comments at its session on November 16, and the comments became public earlier this week.
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Stan Swamy’s custody death a ‘stain forever’
19/03/2022
The Telegraph / by Animesh Bisoee
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has urged Centre to conduct an effective investigation into the circumstances that led to Father’s death.
Jesuit priest Stan Swamy’s custody death was a “failure” on the part of India’s government and would “forever remain a stain” on the country’s human rights record, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has said.
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