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Gendering the Pandemic in the Prison

That the prison system needs reform and that its conditions are inhuman is a matter of state record and acknowledgment. The legal principle ‘bail not jail’ frames every legal commentary on bail. The law therefore intends for undertrial prisoners (UTPs) to… Continue Reading →

Elgaar Parishad case: HC seeks details of jail where Sudha Bharadwaj is lodged

MUMBAI Updated: Jul 10, 2020 20:35 IST K A Y Dodhiya The Bombay high court on Friday directed the state and prison authorities to submit details about the conditions of inmates in Byculla women’s jail after Dr Sudha Bharadwaj, former professor… Continue Reading →

Demand justice for all the undertrials incarcerated in Maharashtra Prisons amidst the COVID -19 Pandemic

The Constitution of India, Article 21, guarantees protection of life and personal liberty to every individual. Yet, the rights of activists and lawyers incarcerated under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) since 2018 in Maharashtra jails are at grave… Continue Reading →

Jailed Assam peasant leader Akhil Gogoi tested for COVID-19 after 2 associates found positive

Assam peasant leader and founder of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) Akhil Gogoi has been tested for COVID-19 after two of his associates have been found positive for Covid-19. INDIA Updated: Jul 09, 2020 17:15 IST Hindustan Times, Guwahati Assam peasant… Continue Reading →

साझी शहादत-साझी विरासत: वसंत राव और रजब अली को याद करना क्यों जरूरी है

अहमदाबाद के जमालपुर के पास स्थित वसन्त-रजब चौक कितने लोगों ने देखा है? देखा तो कइयों ने होगा, और आज की तारीख में उससे रोज गुजरते भी होंगे, मगर अंगुली पर गिनने लायक लोग मिलेंगे जिन्होंने चौराहे के इस नामकरण… Continue Reading →

When Jail, not Bail, rules in a Pandemic

  NILIMA DUTTA |@| June 29,2020 SUSAN ABRAHAM |@| June 29,2020 The pandemic is worse showcased in the treatment meted to undertrials in our prisons. Despite guidelines directing granting of bail to undertrials with medical conditions and seniority in age, the courts… Continue Reading →

Romila Thapar, four intellectuals write to CM Uddhav Thackeray on health concern of Bhima Koregaon activists

Romila Thapar. Photo: BCCLNoted historian Romila Thapar and four intellectuals have appealed to the Maharashtra Government to shift 11 activists in state prisons in connection to the Bhima Koregaon case and put them under house arrest on health grounds. In a letter written to… Continue Reading →

Open Letter to Maharashtra CM on inhuman conditions in Maharashtra Jails

25 Jun 2020 The Hon’ble Chief Minister Maharashtra 25 June 2020 Subject: Urgent action needed towards inhuman conditions in Maharashtra jails Dear Sir As we mark the 45th anniversary of the day when emergency was imposed in the country and thousands of… Continue Reading →

Resist the Super Emergency ! Indian Democracy Matters! – June 25 One Day Online Film Festival

25 June 2020 will mark the 45th anniversary of the infamous Emergency imposed on India. On this day, we call upon all Indian citizens to launch a peaceful, non-violent nationwide movement to fight against the SUPER EMERGENCY the country is being subjected to today. This… Continue Reading →

Navlakha kept in ‘deplorable’ conditions, says partner Sahba

Remember that Maharashtra is the epicenter of the Covid epidemic. Dear Anand Gautam called me yesterday after a gap of 15 days. All I knew until then was that he was sent to a quarantine facility in Taloja on 26th… Continue Reading →

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