-TheWire.in A report points at how a large number of Muslims feel they are implicated in terrorism cases, Dalits for petty crimes, and Adivasis for being Maoists. Muslim representation in the police force remains abysmally low whereas the community continues to have a disproportionately high representation in Prisons, a report brought out by Common Cause and the Lokniti-Programme for Comparative Democracy at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) has...
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65 per cent satisfied with policing in the country: Report
-PTI NEW DELHI: Around 65 per cent of people find policing satisfactory in the country, according to a report which also stated that Delhi is one of the "worst" states as far as public satisfaction over police help is concerned. The 'Status of Policing in India Report 2018', that studies performance and perceptions concerning police in 22 states, was released here on Wednesday. The report says that in Haryana, highest (71 per cent)...
More »Hanging not barbaric, govt tells top court
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday defended in the Supreme Court "hanging" as the most suitable mode of execution, rejecting the argument that it was barbaric and instead other methods such as shooting by a firing squad or lethal injection should be explored. "The execution as contemplated under Section 354(5) CrPC is not barbaric, inhuman and cruel as well as in compliance with safeguard No. 9 of the resolution adopted...
More »Jails overcrowded up to 600 times: SC slams states -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Criticising the apathy of states and Union Territories toward Prisoners' human rights in overcrowded jails, the Supreme Court warned directors general of Prisons of contempt of court action if they failed to submit plans within two weeks to decongest jails, which were packed to 150% of their capacity, and in one case at 609%. Referring to overcrowding of jails, for which the SC has been unsuccessfully...
More »By mostly jailing Dalits, Muslims & tribals, India is making the same mistakes as the US -Devesh Kapur
-ThePrint.in While the US exemplifies the effect of discriminatory enforcement in an unequal society, a weak state and low conviction rates in India are complicit in the failure to stem the violence against marginalised groups. It is virtually an axiom in development circles to say that the rule of law is necessary for a country’s economic development and advancing accountability and justice. Proponents of the former emphasise the importance of rule of...
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