Will Mallya extradition woes provide incentive to rectify conditions in Indian jails?
DailyO / By Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves
The truth is that almost all Indian prisons are far from compatible with Minimum Human Rights standards.
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Video: „I Will Continue My Work Regardless of What Mr. Goswami Says“
en | 19 min | 2018
PUCL National Secretary and visiting professor at NLU, Sudha Bharadwaj, talks to Newsclick about the recent allegations made against her of being an urban Naxal by Republic TV. She also discusses the long drawn conflict in Chhattisgarh and how illegal land acquisitions and extrajudicial killings are adding fuel to the fire in the state.
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Republic TV’s hounding of rights activist shows ‘urban Naxal’ is convenient label to crush dissent
Scroll.in / By Raksha Kumar
The phrase is deliberately vague to cover a wide array of dissidents, human rights defenders say.
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WSS: Condemning The Attack On Advocate Sudha Bharadwaj
Statement by Women against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS)
We the undersigned wish to place on record our utter disgust, contempt and outrage at the latest in the series of machinations by Republic TV, working to its brief as a propagandist for the ongoing crusade against all those who take public stands in defence of democracy, secularism, human rights, Constitutional propriety and rule of law.
Video: „There Is an Attempt to Silence Lawyers Who Defend the Marginalised“
en | 12:20 min | 2018
The Wire / Jahnavi Sen interviews Sudha Bharadwaj
Bharadwaj, a human rights lawyer, has rubbished allegations made by Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV that she took money from and was corresponding with Maoists.
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Public Statement By Advocate Sudha Bharadwaj In Response To Republic TV’s False, Malicious And Defamatory Allegations
PUBLIC STATEMENT BY ADVOCATE SUDHA BHARADWAJ
I have been informed that Republic TV aired a programme on 4 July 2018, presented by anchor and MD Arnab Goswami as “Super Exclusive Breaking News”.
Why my friend Mahesh Raut – accused in Bhima Koregaon violence – is not an ‘urban Maoist’
Dayliyo.in / By Sohini Shoaib
I have known Mahesh Raut since my days at the university and for me, he has always been a source of great strength, learning and encouragement. His calm and gentle presence was grounding to many and resulted in him being hugely popular in college. Most of my memories of Mahesh involve him being surrounded by people – of him strategising over how to postpone an assignment submission, planning a college festival or counselling younger batches of students who were struggling with homesickness, workload or something else.
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State of Maharashtra opposes request for cot, commode, books on Vivekananda by Bhima-Koregaon arrestees
The Leaflet / By The Leaflet
Had there been a provision in the prison manual for such circumstances, this would not have arisen, says lawyer-activist from Nagpur.
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Dalit activists among five arrested for ‘inciting’ Bhima Koregaon violence
The Print / by PTI
Police in Pune have accused the activists of having Maoist links. They had earlier booked a duo with Hindutva affiliations.
Pune: The Pune Police today arrested five people allegedly having close Maoist links, including prominent Dalit activist Sudhir Dhawale, from Mumbai, Nagpur and Delhi in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence on January 1.
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Video: Arun Ferreira – Life in an Indian Prison
en | 12:51 min | 2014
youtoube / produced by Faiza Khan
Arun Ferreira was arrested in May 2007 on fabricated charges under the Unlawful Activities and Prevention Act (UAPA). As soon as he was acquitted in a case, a new one would be conjured up. Finally out on bail in January 2012, Arun talks about life in prison and torture they were subjected to, through his sketches.
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