It turns out that the Home Ministry actually gave permission for remission of sentence of 11 rape and murder convicts in the case of Bilkis Bano in Gujarat. It flies in the face of the argument that the convicts had completed 14 years of sentence, even though it is not settled in law that in every case of life term a 14 years in prison would be considered enough. The Home Ministry order clearly says that it is for
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India: Memo to the President seeking resignation of Home Minister resignation of Amit Shah over the release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano case | Socialist Party, Oct 20, 2022
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India: The Supreme Court sets a dangerous precedent in Staying the Acquittal of Prof. Saibaba and 5 other | PUCL (Oct 18, 2022)
19 October 2022PUCL expresses its serious concern over the hurried manner by which the SC permitted the Government of Maharashtra to move an urgent appeal on Saturday 16th October, 2022 against the acquittal/discharge of Prof. Saibaba and 5 others by the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay HC on 14th October, 2022. It
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India: BBC report on the teacher in Kerala whose hand was cut off by Islamists
13 October 2022In 2010, the hand of a professor in India was cut off by extremists after he was accused of insulting Islam in an exam paper. Last month, the government banned the controversial Muslim group Popular Front of India (PFI), whose members had carried out the attack. The BBC travelled to Kerala to piece together the grisly incident and its aftermath.
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Indian fishermen in Pakistani jails: Freebies to families no solution | Bharat Bhushan
by , 13 October 2022refugeewatchonline
In the run up to the Gujarat state legislative elections, the Congress party has promised Rs. 3 lakh as one-time financial assistance to the families of the arrested fishermen languishing in Pakistani jails. A daily allowance of Rs. 400 has also been promised and a compensation of Rs. 50 lakh for every boat seized by the Pakistani authorities.
Compensating the fishermen and their families for loss of livelihood is a welcome move, even if it is prompted by the electoral (…) -
Annihilation of Human Rights in Indian Jails: the Demise of Mr. Altaf Shah | Statement by PIPFPD (Oct 11, 2022)
11 October 2022The unfortunate and avoidable demise of jailed Kashmiri leader Altaf Shah is really shocking, sad and speaks volumes about the continued insensitivity of the Indian Govt towards political prisoners. Despite a SC order to get him shifted from RML to AIIMS for renal cancer treatment, the Govt delayed this and killed the possibility of any effective treatment that could have been provided to the esteemed leader from J&K. This is despite the family reaching out to the Prime Minister of India and other authorities for a humane response to his medical emergency.
