-Scroll.in Hundreds have been Arrested by the Delhi Police, even as the lockdown made scrutiny and access to justice difficult. On February 24, communal violence engulfed North East Delhi, leaving at least 53 people dead over the next three days, most of whom were Muslim. Exactly a month later, India went under a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Normal life came to a halt – but not...
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AP Police Books 60-Year-Old Woman for Post on Vizag Gas Leak
-PTI/ Newsclick.in The woman, Ranganayaki, said she merely shared a forwarded post by her friend raising questions on the incident. Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh CID police have registered a case against a 60-year-old woman for allegedly posting in social media questions pertaining to the recent Styrene gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam in which 12 people lost their lives and hundreds fell ill. The CID is also investigating the role of a man, Malladi...
More »More than 1,100 feminists issue solidarity statement condemning police crackdown on anti-CAA-NPR-NRC protestors during COVID-19 lockdown
-Press note by Feminists Against CAA, dated 3rd May, 2020 More than 1,100 women and feminists all across the globe have joined hands to protest against the detention and Arrest of 800+ anti-Citizenship Amendment Act activists. A statement has been issued to condemn the crackdown on anti-CAA-NPR-NRC activists (including Muslim men and women) in Delhi. Please click here to access the statement. Please click here to access the list of signatories. For...
More »Ranabir Samaddar, director of the Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, interviewed by Monobina Gupta (TheWire.in)
-TheWire.in Ranabir Samaddar, director of the Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, speaks about the factors behind the migrants’ desperation to reach home and the dynamics of the visibility and invisibility of migrant labour. With the abrupt imposition of the lockdown aimed at Arresting the spread of the novel coronavirus, and prospects of earning a livelihood in cities and urban areas drying up, India stood witness to a mass exodus of migrant workers at...
More »Rampant Arrests in time of lockdown -Nitika Khaitan and Maneka Khanna
-The Hindu Delhi Police’s pursuit of cases related to the February violence in north-east Delhi has intensified panic, amplified health risks and violated the most basic of rights As the first month of lockdown draws to a close, large-scale Arrests during this time in relation to the February violence in Delhi have eviscerated the fundamental rights of many. In a scenario where courts are effectively shut down, lawyers unable to leave...
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