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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After almost five years in jail, alleged Maoist leader is found innocent
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Scroll.in / By Aarefa Johari
First published Feb 3, 2014
Mumbai political activist Arun Ferreira says that his spirit hasn’t been broken. At 42, he’s studying to become a criminal lawyer so that he can work with political prisoners.
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Video: Arun Ferreira – Life in an Indian Prison
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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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Indian journalist Sudhir Dhawale discusses his release from prison
First published: Jun 3, 2014
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)/ By Sumit Galhotra
After languishing in jail for 40 months, Mumbai-based journalist and activist Sudhir Dhawale has walked free. Dhawale was the only journalist in jail in India in late 2013, according to CPJ’s annual prison census. With his release, there are currently no other journalists behind bars in the country for work-related reasons.
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