Dismantling Rights Through Systematic Policy Dilutions: Tracking Legislative Changes in India 2014-2019
Human rights are sought to be guaranteed in India through a combination of the safeguards enshrined in the Constitution of India and several laws, protected by a complex machinery of Courts, Tribunals and Commissions and aided by an alert and vibrant civil society committed to working on human rights issues. It is this combination that empowers human rights organizations to use the law to prevent and protect against human rights abuses.
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‘I Don’t See Any Anti-Caste Movement Today’: Teltumbde on Ambedkar Jayanti
Pic: The Leaflet
The Wire / By the Wire Staff
At an event organised by The Leaflet, Teltumbde spoke about contemporary challenges impacting India’s anti-caste movement.
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Two-Part Series on the decline of India’s democracy
The Wire / By Sten Widmalm
Part One: Is India’s Democracy Really in Decline?
Data made available by a new research programme indicate that the situation has taken a turn for the worse since 2014.
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Part Two: Under Modi Govt, a Two-Pronged Attack on India’s Democracy
While it may not actively be promoting autocratisation, the current BJP government is allowing it to happen.
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Bhagat Singh’s version of nationalism and what it may mean for Indian education
in this same memorial talk. Watch video of her talk: Fighting in the Courts and on the Streets.
The New Learn / By Amman Madan
Lecture at the Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, 29th March, 2019
“Friends, we are gathered here to remember one of India’s great freedom fighters, Bhagat Singh. But before I start to talk about Bhagat Singh, I want to remember two other great Indians. The first is a great Indian who is still very much with us, Sudha Bharadwaj. …”
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Basic rights must be part of poll manifestos: Activists
Times of India / By TNN
RANCHI: Tribal rights activist Stan Swami and developmental economist known for labour rights activism Jean Dreze, along with representatives of civil society organisations, released a people’s manifesto under the Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha banner here on Monday.
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250 cases of killings in alleged fake encounters registered from 2014 to January 20, 2019: MoS Home Kiren Rijuju tells Parliament
The Leaflet / By The Leaflet
MoS (Home) informed Rajya Sabha that a total of 250 cases of killings in alleged fake encounters have been registered from 2014 upto January 20, 2019. In this category, Andhra Pradesh has maximum number of 58 cases followed by Uttar Pradesh and Odisha with 43 and 28 cases respectively in which complaints of alleged fake encounters have been received.
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Indian govt accused of war on activists ahead of election
Asia Times / By Asia Times
The arrest of activists linked to the Bhima Koregaon violence continues amid fears case has been politicized.
The Bhima-Koregaon riots case in Maharashtra has taken multiple twists and turns over the past year, from arbitrary arrests to dubious evidence and delayed investigation to a conspiracy theory about a plot to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But recent developments show this has become a “state versus activists” case ahead of the election this year.
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‘Urban Naxals’: It’s essential that right to dissent is not discarded in India, says Romila Thapar
Scroll.in / By Romila Thapar
In November, the historian delivered a video message at the Unesco headquarters on the freedom of speech and expression in India.
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Government will keep civil rights activists in jail till elections are over: Justice BG Kolse Patil
Hindustan Times / By HT Correspondent
Retired Supreme Court judge and one of the organisers of Elgaar Parishad, Justice BG Kolse Patil speaks to HT regarding the arrests of civil rights activists.
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