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Ishrat case: CBI files charges against 20 Gujarat cops

-The Times of India   The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday registered a case of murder against 20 policemen in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan Encounter case in Gujarat, adding to the pile of legal troubles of Narendra Modi government. The fresh FIR was registered by the probe agency after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) gave its complaint to the CBI on December 15, saying that the Encounter was staged. The cops named...

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Jail, Bail and the Poor

-EPW Despite curative measures and judgments, undertrials who are poor continue to rot in jails. The public debate over bail to the 2G spectrum accused and the controversy over the parole granted to murder convict Manu Sharma has unfortunately sidestepped a much more pressing concern – the plight of poor undertrial prisoners who have spent years inside jail without being convicted of any offence. A series of Supreme Court judgments over the...

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No signs that Azad Encounter was fake

-The Deccan Chronicle   The CBI on Monday filed an interim report in the Supreme Court regarding the alleged Encounter killing of Maoist spokesman Cherukuri Raj Kumar alias Azad. The apex court has given time till December 18 to the CBI to file its final report in the case. Sources said scientific evidence and eye-witness accounts back the police version of an exchange of fire which resulted in Azad’s death. CBI joint...

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“The torture, humiliation is something we can never forget …”

-The Hindu   Say youths, accused of involvement in Jaipur blasts, declared innocent now Two-and-a-half years ago, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced in a national conference on internal security in New Delhi that the horrifying case of serial blasts in Jaipur on May 13, 2008 — in which 69 persons were killed — stood resolved with the arrest of “radical youths” in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh as well as some Students Islamic...

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Participation of women in protests a reflection of their desire for change–UN expert

-The United Nations   The active participation of women in public protests witnessed in many parts of the world recently reflect their strong desire to promote social change, including a yearning for the rule of law and human rights, the United Nations independent expert on violence against women said today. “Moments of political transition provide a unique opportunity to ensure that women participate equally in public life and that their rights in legal...

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