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From the other side of the bars: Rona Wilson’s quiet commitment to prisoners’ rights

From the other side of the bars: Rona Wilson’s quiet commitment to prisoners’ rights

The Caravan / By Aathira Konikkara

In jail since June 2018, Rona Wilson has campaigned for human rights for over fifteen years and is a founding member of the Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners.
In March 2012, Rona Jacob Wilson, an activist who campaigns for the release of political prisoners, addressed a seminar in Hyderabad, on counter-terrorism laws and their misuse by the nation’s security apparatus.
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Why is the State afraid of Rona Wilson?

Why is the State afraid of Rona Wilson?

Sanhati / By U. Punyark

Bhima-Koregaon witnessed the progressive manifestation of the resistance against dominant Hindutva brahmanical cultural coercion on the vast masses of people in the country.
The celebration at Bhima Koregaon brings to ashes the Hindutva political conspiracy of unifying India on the basis of brahmanical theological practices. Bhima Koregaon is a spatial manifestation of the resistance which the oppressed has presented to the oppressing class and caste of people. It has been the site of the people`s resistance against brahmanical feudal forces.
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Rao seeks treatment at Sassoon hospital

Rao seeks treatment at Sassoon hospital

The Times of India / By Vishwas Kothari

PUNE: Elgar Parishad case accused P Varavara Rao on Friday moved a plea before the special UAPA court seeking treatment of his left eye and fissure condition at the Sassoon General Hospital.
District government pleader Ujjwala Pawar submitted that she would file a written say on Rao’s medical treatment plea on February 25, when the court is expected to hear it and pass an order.
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From toilet breaks to cancer tests, Bhima Koregaon accused in Pune prison forced to fight for basics

From toilet breaks to cancer tests, Bhima Koregaon accused in Pune prison forced to fight for basics

Scroll.in / By Mridula Chari

Yerawada Central Jail, Maharashtra’s largest prison, is notorious for its harsh treatment of prisoners.
Eighty-year-old Varavara Rao asked for a mattress to sleep on inside Pune’s Yerawada Central Jail last month. He was given extra blankets instead. When his lawyer challenged this in court, the authorities took back the blankets.
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Women prisoners recount Jail Horror Stories: Rape and torture common in jails

Women prisoners recount Jail Horror Stories: Rape and torture common in jails

Citizens for Justice and Peace / By Teesta Setalvad

Over the past 15 years, India’s jails have seen a rise in women inmates by 61 per cent, even though they constitute only 48.18% of the national population (according to the World Bank, 2017). Moreover, the Indian prison system has failed to respect their rights. From custodial torture, rape, denial of health services, lack of clean food and water and sheer ignorance on behalf of the state, women inmates languish amidst inhuman conditions in Indian jails.
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Resistance: Women demand better prison conditions

Resistance: Women demand better prison conditions

Business Standard / By Press Trust of India

Sukalo spent 45 days in jail sleeping on the bathroom floor but, she says, that was not the worst pain she endured in prison.
A member of the Gond tribe, largely found in central India, she had to eat food infested with insects, drink contaminated water and share space with other women she did not know.
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A study of Undertrials in Jharkhand

A study of Undertrials in Jharkhand

First published: Feb 2, 2016

Sanhati / By Bagaicha Research Team

This is a research study undertaken to document and highlight the problems of impoverished Adivasis and Moolvasis of Jharkhand, who are being accused as Maoists. Maoists are simplistically referred to as Naxalites in the commercial media.
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Jail authorities in India continue to deny prisoners the right to intellectual pursuit

Jail authorities in India continue to deny prisoners the right to intellectual pursuit

Scroll.in / By Aritra Bhattacharya

Lawyers for Surendra Gadling, under arrest in the Bhima Koregaon case, say their client was denied access to reading material, including SC judgments and books.
On September 13, six alleged Maoists lodged in the Yerawada jail in Pune, Maharashtra, participated in a one-day token hunger strike. The date chosen was significant. Freedom fighter Jatin Das had died on the 63rd day of his hunger strike on that day in 1929.
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My book is a form of protest: Arun Ferreira

My book is a form of protest: Arun Ferreira

First published: Oct 5, 2014

National Confederations of Human Rights Organisations / By Kareena Gilani


Colours Of The Cage is an unsparing account of the nearly five years activist Arun Ferreira lost forever in Nagpur Central Jail after being accused of being a Naxalite. In May 2007, Ferreira was forced into a car by 15 men, beaten and blindfolded as he heard his abductors discussed the option of killing him off in an encounter. Till September 2011, Ferreira languished in prison while nine cases were slapped against him.
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