Tag: justice

Opposition women leaders slam Smriti Irani over Manipur incident, demand CM’s resignation / ‘Deeply disturbing’: SC takes suo motu cognisance of purported Manipur video

Opposition women leaders slammed the Union minister for sharing the video on Twitter, however, not taking quick action even as the incident reportedly took place two months ago and a case in this regard was lodged last month. After the Opposition parties on Thursday slammed the Centre’s silence on Manipur and questioned the Bharatiya Janata… Read More Opposition women leaders slam Smriti Irani over Manipur incident, demand CM’s resignation / ‘Deeply disturbing’: SC takes suo motu cognisance of purported Manipur video

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Trump under investigation for civil rights conspiracy

Federal prosecutors investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results have evidence to charge the former president with three crimes, including section 241 of the US legal code that makes it unlawful to conspire to violate civil rights, two people familiar with the matter said. The potential charges detailed in a target letter sent to… Read More Trump under investigation for civil rights conspiracy

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Mexico vigilante leader’s killing highlights failure to curb violence

Hipólito Mora’s death in a hail of bullets is just the latest murder as the country’s brutal crime conflict shows no sign of abating More than 150,000 people have been murdered since Mexico’s current president took power and Hipólito Mora suspected he would join them. “I knew this day would come,” the lime farmer turned… Read More Mexico vigilante leader’s killing highlights failure to curb violence

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SC cancels ED chief Sanjay Mishra’s 3rd extension, says it was illegal

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the Union government’s decision to grant a third extension of tenure to Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra and termed the mandate “illegal”, even as it affirmed the 2021 amendments in the pertinent laws to extend the tenure of the directors of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)… Read More SC cancels ED chief Sanjay Mishra’s 3rd extension, says it was illegal

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The political impact of Rahul Gandhi’s legal woes

the public is increasingly sceptical about the legal processes and their outcome. The press conference by four supreme court judges about the state of the apex court in 2018, the behaviour of former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in the sexual harassment case against him, his eager acceptance of a Rajya Sabha nomination, the non-judicial rationalisations… Read More The political impact of Rahul Gandhi’s legal woes

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From South Asian University Expulsion To Oxford Finally, I Can Tell My Story

NB: Congratulations, Bhimraj, for standing up to oppression and injustice. Human dignity can never be destroyed. Regradless of your admission to Oxford, you deserved just and fair treatment. Our university authorities need to understand that education is the awakening of the human spirit. Unfortunately they often behave as if they are aiming at the very… Read More From South Asian University Expulsion To Oxford Finally, I Can Tell My Story

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Manipur Conflict: Echoes of History & Perils of False Narratives

In a revealing interview with The Wire, Meitei MLA Nishikant Singh Sapam, Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Ethics in the Manipur Legislative Assembly, stated that the conflict primarily revolves around land. It becomes evident that labelling Kukis as ‘terrorists,’ ‘narco-terrorists,’ ‘illegal immigrants,’ or ‘foreigners’ serves no purpose other than undermining their legitimacy, subjecting… Read More Manipur Conflict: Echoes of History & Perils of False Narratives

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‘Deep political changes are only a matter of time’

Correspondence with Vladimir Kara-Murza In April 2023 the Russian opposition politician and human rights activist Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison for speaking out against the war on Ukraine. He was found guilty of ‘running an ‘undesirable organization’, of ‘spreading falsehoods about the Russian army’ and of high treason – likely in connection with… Read More ‘Deep political changes are only a matter of time’

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प्रवेश शुक्ला गिरफ़्तार, घर पर बुलडोज़र चला | Pravesh Shukla arrested

5 Jul 2023 #madhyapradesh #shivrajsinghchouhan #narottammishra आप कैसे दुनिया में सर उठाकर कह सकेंगे कि जात-पात का भेदभाव इस देश से मिट गया है। किसी के ऊपर पेशाब करने की यह सोच हवा से नहीं आई है बल्कि सैंकड़ों साल से चलते हुए प्रवेश शुक्ला में बनी हुई है इस जातिवादी सोच के लिए संघ… Read More प्रवेश शुक्ला गिरफ़्तार, घर पर बुलडोज़र चला | Pravesh Shukla arrested

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