The Indian State’s attack on a renowned cultural, trade union and human rights activist, like Kaladas Dahriya, has only one purpose: to criminalise everyday activism and cause a larger chilling effect. The immediate reason behind this crackdown is that Kaladas, along with various civil society organisations in Bhilai, under the banner of Jan Sangarsh Morcha, […]
The Maharashtra government on July 11 tabled in the state assembly the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, to deal with the “increasing presence of Naxalism in urban centres”. The Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Law and Judiciary of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis justified the Bill by saying that “menace of Naxalism is not only […]
PUCL said that the conviction of Medha Patkar for defamation is a timely reminder of the serious danger that the criminal law on defamation poses for human rights activists, environmental activists, anti-corruption activists and whistleblowers. Groundxero | July 05, 2024 A Delhi Court has convicted Medha Patkar, one of India’s most renowned social activists, […]
The deaths of Jaliluddin and Sameeruddin underscore the issue of fake encounters orchestrated by the forest department across protected areas in India. Such actions not only violate human rights but also undermine trust in conservation efforts, perpetuating a cycle of fear and resistance among local communities. Public Statement on Killings and Fake Encounters by […]
Admiral L. Ramdas, a relentless campaigner for regional and global nuclear disarmament and peace, passed away this morning at the age of 90. Groundxero| March 15, 2024 Admiral L. Ramdas (90) passed away this morning at the Military Hospital in Secunderabad. Born on September 5, 1933, in Matunga, Bombay, Admiral Ramdas always stood […]
The Delhi Police today detained and attacked the protestors who have gathered near Jantar Mantar to oppose grave violation of democratic rights. Campaign Against State Repression (CASR) condemns the rampant brutality meted out by the Delhi Police on Protestors on Human Rights Day! By Samyuktha Kannan | 10 Dec, 2023 On December 10th, globally recognized […]
Groundxero : 22 August, 2023 On 21 August (Sunday), Ms Mary Lawlor, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders has spoken out against the persistent detention by Indian Government of former Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba, calling it an inhuman and senseless act. Mary Lawlor said, “GN Saibaba is a long-standing defender of […]
Jailed under-trial leader Altaf Ahmad Shah (66) is dead. Shah was a political prisoner, that too from Kashmir. His death is yet another instance of the routine violation of the rights of political prisoners and those arrested under UAPA. The death of Mr. Shah foretells or rather underlines that such chronicles will repeat themselves unless […]
29th September 2022 *Operation Octopus: Undermining Democracy* *PUCL condemns the Mass Raids, the Arrests of PFI leadership and cadre and the Ban on the PFI* The PUCL is deeply concerned about the implications for democracy and the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and association in the light of the ongoing `Operation […]
Allan Shuhaib, a 22-year old student of LLB from Kannur University, has been an active participant in various student movements in Kerala. Thwaha Fasal, 26 year old student of Rural Development from IGNOU, has worked along with his comrade, Allan, for several years. They have always been vocal about State atrocities, student concerns and the […]
বিচারাধীন ব্যক্তিকে হাতকড়া পরানোর অর্থ আর কিছুই না, বিচার শেষ হওয়ার আগেই পুলিশ- প্রশাসনই অভিযুক্তকে অপরাধী হিসেবে সাব্যস্ত করছে। হাতকড়া পরানো বা কোমড়ে দড়ি জড়ানোর মাধ্যমে সেই নির্দিষ্ট ব্যক্তিকে, সমাজের কাছে হেয় করা এবং বিচ্ছিন্ন করার এ এক বর্বরোচিত পুলিশি প্রচেষ্টা। লিখেছেন পীযুষ দত্ত। ১৭ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২২। দিল্লি দাঙ্গায় অভিযুক্ত জওহরলাল নেহরু বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের […]
In Kashmir journalists are under shadow of gun, harassment and intimidation. The recent arrest of Fahad Shah, editor of Kashmir Walla, under UAPA for posting ‘anti-national content’ on social media raises a debate about the fate of journalism in times of conflict. Shah was arrested on 4 February as he had uploaded Inayat Ahmad Mir’s family’s […]
Over 500 hundred concerned students from O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat wrote to Sajjan Jindal to engage in urgent dialogue over the human rights violations and environmental impacts arising out of JSW‘s proposed Integrated Steel Project in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha. The villagers of Dhinkia Chaaridesh are fighting a battle for survival, a […]
Hundreds of people in Nagaland began a two-day protest-walk on Monday, from the state’s commercial hub Dimapur to the state capital Kohima, demanding the repeal of Armed Forces (Special Power) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) and seeking justice for the 14 civilians who were shot dead by security forces in Mon district on December 4, 2021. […]
Peasants and betel growers of Dhinkia, Gobindpur and Nuagaon villages of Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha, who for seventeen years have resisted the forceful acquisition of their land by POSCO, are once again facing brutal repression by the Odisha police. After POSCO – the South Korean steel major – was forced to withdraw from its proposed […]