-TheWire.in Contrary to expectations, the report shows that 40,000 more undertrials were held in prisons in 2020 than in 2019. Congestion in prisons in India came into renewed focus after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Courts took urgent measures to prevent the spread of the contagious virus in prisons, asking state governments to set up high powered committees to release incarcerated persons on bail or parole. As a consequence, it is...
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1,750 Indians died due to extreme weather events in 2021, says new IMD report
In the month of January this year, more than 100 homeless persons died (please click here and here to access) in Delhi-NCR due to cold wave like conditions. Although a Delhi-based non-government organisation (NGO) Centre for Holistic Development (CHD) made that claim, and therefore asked the Chief Minister of Delhi to make proper arrangements for the homeless poor during winters, the officials of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB)...
More »Data: Only 20% Conviction rate in ‘Hate Speech’ cases decided between 2016 & 2020 0 -Bharath Kancharla
-Factly.in In our first story on ‘hate speech’ cases, it was observed that the number of cases booked under Sections 153A & 153AA has been iNCReasing over the years. While the cases have iNCReased, the disposal rates of both the police & courts have come down leading to iNCReased pendency. Even in cases whose trial is complete between 2016 & 2020, the conviction rate was only around 20%. In the previous story,...
More »22 Muslims killed in UP police firing during CAA protests, but no FIR lodged even after two years -Syed Zubair Ahmad
-MuslimMirror.com Lucknow/ Delhi: “Two years passed, but I can’t forget my son yelling and whining in pain on road after he was hit by police bullet…He was bleeding profusely… died of excess bleeding,” Shareef’s voice choked in pain while describing about the death of his son Raees (30) who was allegedly killed in police firing during protest against CAA-NCR-NPR in Kanpur on December 21. He added, “Life has become hell…We are still...
More »Witch hunting: 83% of Odisha's cases in six districts, says report -Priya Ranjan Sahu
-Down to Earth Most of the victims were targeted for “causing health issues or crop failure” Witch-hunts are still highly prevalent in 12 of Odisha’s 30 districts — especially Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Malkangiri, Gajapati and Ganjam — a new report has claimed. Most victims of such superstitious practices were targeted for “causing health issues or crop failure”. Around 27 per cent cases were triggered by health issues in children, 43.5 per cent by...
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