Tag: justice

Sonam Wangchuk Does Not Deserve the Establishment’s Silence / This IIT professor died after a 111-day fast to save the Ganga

The environmentalist has had a tough year to say the least. He did not deserve to be preventively held under the NSA. He does not deserve to be ignored now. NB: Preventive detention was a colonial measure introduced as long ago as 1818. It was then named Bengal Regulation III of 1818. It was retained… Read More Sonam Wangchuk Does Not Deserve the Establishment’s Silence / This IIT professor died after a 111-day fast to save the Ganga

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Economic Inequality & Separation of the Economic & the Political in Modern Constitutionalism

Gautam Bhatia The author has won the Ran Hirschl Prize for the Best Article in Constitutional Studies This essay argues that the relationship between constitutionalism and economic inequality must be understood in the context of the relationship between constitutionalism and political economy. In particular, the concept of the separation of the economic and the political—which… Read More Economic Inequality & Separation of the Economic & the Political in Modern Constitutionalism

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‘This process has turned into a form of torture’: inside the trial of Erdoğan’s challenger. The demolition of justice in Turkey

He was elected mayor of Istanbul in 2019, and had announced his candidacy for the 2028 presidential elections. But Ekrem İmamoğlu is now behind bars, and his trial, on charges including fraud and organised crime, could take 12 years By Kaya Genç – This piece first appeared in the Dial For decades, Silivri was considered a “sayfiye… Read More ‘This process has turned into a form of torture’: inside the trial of Erdoğan’s challenger. The demolition of justice in Turkey

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The Forbidden View: ‘Satluj’ chases truth of Punjab’s bounty killings

Sutlej’s message is that a ‘cash-for-kill’ does not eliminate militancy, it end up killing innocents and spreading militancy. It makes criminals out of security force personnel Bharat Bhushan The allure of banned films often achieves the opposite of its intent. That is precisely what is happening with Satluj, pulled down by the government after 48 hours after it released… Read More The Forbidden View: ‘Satluj’ chases truth of Punjab’s bounty killings

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Extra-legal status of the RSS/BJP. Abhay Dubey & Vinod Sharma discuss the Ram Mandir scandal

NB: The rule of law has been replaced by the rule of ideology; moving the Indian Union toward totalitarian tyranny. The RSS is functioning as an extra-constitutional authority; a country within a country, answerable to no one but itself. When the accused can appoint themselves judges, it becomes a fixed match: even a child can… Read More Extra-legal status of the RSS/BJP. Abhay Dubey & Vinod Sharma discuss the Ram Mandir scandal

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Victory- Prosfygika Community saved by mass Action + Hunger Strikes

Historic Athens squat community saved from redevelopment after hunger strikes and popular campaign.. Throughout the last 140 days, mass protests have happened across Greece in support of the community, as well as solidarity demonstrations internacionally The Prosfygika squatted community in Athens has declared victory in its struggle against redevelopment, publishing a statement on titled “The… Read More Victory- Prosfygika Community saved by mass Action + Hunger Strikes

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Constitution’s silent retreat as Punjab’s lawmakers genuflect before Akal Takht 

 A constitutional problem arises when religious authorities effectively dictate what laws to enact and in formulating State policy Bharat Bhushan On June 15, when the Akal Takht ordered all Sikh legislators across party lines and Punjab’s Sikh Cabinet ministers to physically appear before it, 78 MLAs and nine ministers complied. They were reprimanded for passing the controversial anti-sacrilege… Read More Constitution’s silent retreat as Punjab’s lawmakers genuflect before Akal Takht 

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‘Humanity is a privilege’: Umar Khalid on his six years in an Indian jail without trial

Exclusive: Activist tells of his life as one of India’s most prominent political prisoners and his opposition to the government of Narendra Modi Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi Prison is hardest at sunset. As the thousands of prisoners incarcerated in Delhi’s most infamous jail are cast out of their cells and forced into the dank yard until… Read More ‘Humanity is a privilege’: Umar Khalid on his six years in an Indian jail without trial

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