The Los Angeles Times By PARTH M.N. and SHASHANK BENGALI AUG 20, 2018 | 11:45 AM The men barged into Surendra Kumar’s home after a court hearing tied to his daughter’s accusation that a politician from the country’s most powerful party had raped her. The four assailants beat him with sticks, guns and belts, leaving him unconscious, family members […]
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In Custody: Six died daily in four months, The New Indian Express
The New Indian Express Published: 19th August 2018 08:50 AM The rights body took the action after a complaint was lodged by the families of the victims killed in the alleged fake encounters. By Kanu Sarda Between April and July this year, as many as 745 deaths took place in judicial custody and 52 in police custody […]
An unacceptable record, Deccan Herald
Deccan Herald DH News Service, JUL 04 2018 A report, Torture Update India, by the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR), which says that at least five people die in custody every day in India, is another reminder of the human rights challenges that continue to exist and get increasingly serious in the country. The report found that […]
5 custodial deaths a day in 2017-18: Report, The Tribune
The Tribune Posted at 27 June 2018 Satya Prakash Tribune News Service New Delhi At least five Indians died in custody every day between April 2017 and February 2018, Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) said on Tuesday. Based on figures placed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in the Rajya Sabha on March […]
We The Racists? India’s ‘Unfair’ Obsession, Skin-Deep Prejudice – NDTV
Days after a series of attacks on Africans just an hour’s drive from capital New Delhi and a sharp barb by foreign diplomats, the Indian government rejected that the incidents were racist in nature, pending an investigation. On this edition of We The People, we ask: Are we in denial when we say that India […]
Kashmir on the edge – What’s the solution?
NDTV Published on Apr 23, 2016 On The Big Fight tonight we debate the issue of rising radicalisation in Kashmir and the presence of the Army in civilian areas. Questions on the misuse of the Armed Forces Special Act (AFSPA) continue as activists from Kashmir confess that it is time that the voice of the […]
The Big Fight: Are Indians racist?
NDTV Published on Feb 13, 2016 Though we profess to believe in the mantra of universal brotherhood yet there is no denying of the fact that there is a deep-seated bias or prejudice against communities different from our own. Whether it’s the taunt that people from North East hear in Delhi or police hostility towards […]
Desh Deshantar – Case of Rohingyas: History and their identity crisis
Rajya Sabha TV Published on May 29, 2015 Guests: Qamar Agha (International Affairs Expert & Senior Journalist) ; Veena Sikri (Former Ambassador) ; Subhash Chakma (Director, Asian Centre of Human Rights) ; Sanghmitra (Advocate, Human Rights Law Network, Delhi) ; Sanjay Bhardwaj (Assistant Professor, South Asian Studies, JNU) Anchor: Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Fighting the Maoists: Time For a New Approach?
NDTV Published on : December 2, 2014 Fighting the Maoists: Time for a new approach? As India pays tribute to 14 CRPF men who lost their lives in a Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh on Monday, we ask whether it’s time to radically change the approach to dealing with Naxals. Delhi church fire: More attempts to […]