The Indian Awaaz Published on 28 June 2020 Torture methods include hammering iron nails in body, hitting private parts, urinating in mouth A total of 1,731 persons died in custody in India during 2019. It suggests almost five such deaths daily and most of the victims belong to the poor and marginalised communities including Dalit, […]
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Five custodial deaths in India daily, says report, The Hindu
The Hindu Published on 27 June 2020 Torture methods include hammering iron nails in body, hitting private parts, urinating in mouth A total of 1,731 people died in custody in India during 2019. This works out to almost five such deaths daily, according to a report by a rights group released on Friday. Timed with the International […]
After TN Custodial Deaths, 3 Top Cops on What India Needs to Fight Police Brutality, The Better India
The Better India Published on 27 June 2020 By RINCHEN NORBU WANGCHUK “If media reports are correct, there is no question of it being a third-degree murder. Whichever officer was part of the crime, they need to be prosecuted.” On 20 June, Jeyaraj (59), the owner of a mobile store in Sathankulam, a town near Thoothukudi, […]
Five custodial deaths in India daily, says report, Justice News
Justice News Published on 27 June 2020 A total of 1,731 people died in custody in India during 2019. This works out to almost five such deaths daily, according to a report by a rights group released on Friday. Timed with the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, ‘India: Annual Report on Torture […]
India records daily five deaths in custody, Time8
Time8 Published on 26-June-2020 By Debananda Medak Out of the 125 deaths in police custody, 75 persons or 60% belonged to the poor and marginalised communities Guwahati: The National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT) in its ‘India: Annual Report on Torture 2019’ released On Friday, on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims […]
India records daily five deaths in custody; Assam, Tripura and Manipur also in list, The News Mill
The News Mill Published on 26 June 2020 The National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT) in its ‘India: Annual Report on Torture 2019′ released on June 26 on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture stated that a total of 1,731 persons died in custody during 2019 – death of about […]
Four men convicted of brutal rape in Delhi in 2012 hanged, The Straight Times, Singapore, 20.03.2020
The Straits Times Published on 20 March 2020 NEW DELHI – Four rapists convicted for the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman on a moving off-duty private bus in Delhi in 2012 were hanged Friday morning, bringing to close a long-drawn and painful case in India. The brutal assault triggered widespread outrage across the […]
India hangs four men over 2012 Delhi bus gang rape and murder, Aljazeera, 20.03.2020
The four men, who were convicted to death in 2013, were executed at Tihar Jail after their clemency pleas were rejected. Aljazeera Published on 20 March 2020 India executed four men on Friday for the gang rape and murder of a woman on a Delhi bus in 2012 that sparked huge nationwide protests and international revulsion. The four […]
CAA has made 6 lakh refugees forever stateless, says rights group, The Hindu, 19.03.2020
The Hindu 19 March 2020 ‘They are defined as illegal immigrants, shall remain liable for deportation’ A New Delhi-based rights group has said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 has made about 6,00,000 refugees in India forever stateless and vulnerable to refoulement. The CAA prescribes citizenship for six non-Muslim communities which took refuge in India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh […]
श्रीलंका, म्यांमार और तिब्बत से आए शरणार्थियों को भी नागरिकता दे सरकार: सुहास चकमा
अमर उजाला, नई दिल्ली Updated Wed, 18 Mar 2020 सार पाक, अफगान और बांग्लादेश से आए हिंदू, बौद्ध, सिख या इसाई पीड़ितों को ही नागरिकता का है प्रस्ताव अन्य जगहों के लगभग छह लाख शरणार्थी रहते हैं भारत में विस्तार भारत में पाकिस्तान, अफगानिस्तान और बांग्लादेश के अलावा, श्रीलंका, म्यांमार और तिब्बत जैसी अनेक जगहों […]