Tag: human rights

CHITRANGADA CHOUDHURY: Why An Aged Defender Of The Deprived Faces Terror Charges

On 24 June 2008, Damodar Turi, a Jharkhand land-rights activist and a Dalit was arrested by the Ranchi police and accused of sedition and waging war against India. State coordinator of a coalition of anti-displacement movements across Jharkhand called Visthapan Virodhi Jan Vikas Andolan, Turi was 28 when he faced charges of being a terrorist… Read More CHITRANGADA CHOUDHURY: Why An Aged Defender Of The Deprived Faces Terror Charges

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SC dismisses AAP govt plea against bail to Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita in riots case

NB: Nothing more need be said about the AAP’s democratic credentials than the fact that they wanted to keep Devangana Kalita in jail for an indefinite duration, and that too for such a flimsy reason and on scant evidence. DS… The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed AAP government’s appeal against the bail granted to Pinjra Tod activist… Read More SC dismisses AAP govt plea against bail to Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita in riots case

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