Prison conditions remain underreported while thousands die in prisons every year. A Groundxero report. Lack of information about prison conditions Prison conditions are a rarely reported subject in the mainstream media in India, even though thousands of inmates die in prison every year and the prison population is increasing every year as per […]
“Our fight is not just for the Adivasis, but for everyone in the country. Without the Adivasis you have no hope of protecting your nature, your resources or your humanity. We might be ‘illiterates’ for you, but we Adivasis are your source of courage and bravery that is essential to fight injustice.” – Soni Sori, […]
On Monday, several civil and human rights organizations came together to organize a day long convention in Delhi’s Constitution Club. The programme titled ‘Steps Towards Hope’ was aimed to take stock of the last four and a half years of the Narendra Modi led Government and the need to strengthen constitutionally mandated citizens’ rights. It […]
ছত্তিসগড়ে সরকার বদল হয়েছে বটে কিন্তু বস্তারে নিরীহ আদিবাসী হত্যা, নির্যাতনের পরম্পরা বদলায়নি। সাম্প্রতিক তম হত্যাকাণ্ডের ঘটনাটি ঘটেছে গত ৭ ফেব্রুয়ারি ভৈরমগড়ের তাড়িবল্লা গ্রামে। আদিবাসী শিক্ষিকা, অধিকার রক্ষা কর্মী এবং রাষ্ট্রের চরম অত্যাচারের শিকার সোনি সোরি ও অধিকার রক্ষা কর্মী লিঙ্গারাম কোড়োপি’র দাবি এটি আরেকটি রাষ্ট্রীয় হত্যাকাণ্ডের ঘটনা। ভৈরমগড় ঘুরে এসে সোনি ও লিঙ্গারাম লিখিত […]
The All India Union of Forest Working People and Delhi Solidarity Group organized a public hearing at the Constitution Club of India to talk about the increasing incarceration of women, the prison conditions, and the targeting of women from specific communities. Women spoke of their experiences in prisons across the country, from Tamil Nadu to […]
Kamal Shukla is a Bastar based journalist. He is the editor of ‘Bhumkal Samachar’ newspaper, published from Kanker. Shukla also writes for several local and national news portals, and heads an organisation – the Patrakar Suraksha Kanoon Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti – which seeks a law to protect journalists in the Bastar region. Shukla was recently […]