Two decades after the riots, as the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case walk free, activist Teesta Setalvad and police officer R B Sreekumar
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India: Remission of life sentence to convicts in Bilkis Bano case - Select Editorials, Commentary, reports | Aug 2022
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Disturbed by some of the recent judgements of the Indian Supreme Court - A Statement by International Academic Community | August 19, 2022
19 August 2022We, the undersigned members of the academic community, are deeply disturbed by some of the recent judgements of the Indian Supreme Court, which have a direct bearing on the future of civil liberties and human rights in India. We wish to draw attention, in particular, to the judgement in the Zakia Jafri case, which raises three disturbing questions.
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India: 6000 citizens speak out in favour of Bilkis Bano’s Struggle for Justice | Press Release - Aug 18, 2022
18 August 2022It shames us that the day we should celebrate our freedoms and be proud of our independence, the women of India instead saw gang-rapists and mass murderers freed as an act of State largesse.
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International Arms Sales Interactive Map | James Goldie, 360info with SIPRI data
18 August 2022This map from 360info on International Arms Transfers is available under a creative commons license
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India: PUCL condemns the remission of the sentence of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis case as arbitrary, unfair and dangerous for Indian democracy | Aug 18, 2022
18 August 2022Peoples Union for Civil Liberties condemns the release on remission of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case on August 15, 2022. 11 convicts charged with charges of gang rape of a pregnant woman and multiple murders walked out free.
