New Delhi: Director of the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RAAG) Mr Suhas Chakma today stated that the release of the district-wise draft National Register of Citizens(NRC) data by the Government of Assam yesterday before the State Assembly constitutes contempt of court as the Supreme Court had specifically directed Shri Prateek Hajela, the SC appointed […]
NDTV PUBLISHED ON: AUGUST 1, 2019 Unsatisfied with the number of inclusions in the current NRC draft list, the BJP government in Assam has released sensitive data, submitted to the Supreme Court in a sealed cover, in the state Assembly. The BJP government argues that the NRC process has been too lenient and more people […]
The Tribune Published on 28 July 2019 On an average, five Indians died in custody every day between April 2017 and February 2018, a report claims Mukesh Ranjan in New Delhi The death in custody on July 21 of Amritsar-based importer Gurpinder Singh (29), a key accused in last month’s 532-kg record heroin haul at […]
NDTV Published on 21 July 2019 राष्ट्रीय नागरिक रजिस्टर में 3.29 करोड़ आवेदकों में से 40 लाख से ज्यादा लोगों को बाहर किए जाने से उनके भविष्य को लेकर चिंता पैदा हो गई है. देश में असम इकलौता राज्य है जहां सिटिजनशिप रजिस्टर की व्यवस्था लागू है. 24 मार्च 1971 की आधी रात तक राज्य […]
News18 Published: 19 July 2019 ‘Illegal’ versus ‘Legal’ citizens debate heats up a day after Home Minister sent out a strong message saying that the centre would identify and weed out every illegal settler in India. This announcement gives greater momentum to the National Register for Citizens becoming a nationwide drive. But the opposition is […]
NDTV Published on: June 26, 2019 In July last year, the first draft of the National Register of Citizens left out close to 40 Lakh people. Now, one month before the July deadline another 1,02,462 people who had made the cut in first draft find themselves excluded. The clock is ticking but can the state […]
1. Summary: BJP faces 100 “Silent Mutinies” As the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections set to take place tomorrow, 19 July 2019, intra-party conflict that can adversely affect the prospects of any party has seldom been discussed in any media. The focus of the coverage has been on the ruling Bharatiya Janata […]
Suhas Chakma, Director of Rights and Risks Analysis Group, had emphasised on the documentation of the Rohingya refugees living in India. He also claimed that the government of Myanmar was not going to take back the Rohingyas. New Delhi: Ahead of the May 3 meeting between Bangladesh and Myanmar on Rohingya refugees repatriation issue at May […]
Rajya Sabha TV Published on Mar 25, 2019 पाकिस्तान के सिंध प्रांत में होली की पूर्व संध्या में दो नाबालिग अल्पसंख्यक हिंदू लड़कियों का अपहरण कर जबरन धर्म परिवर्तन कराने के मसले मे पाकिस्तान में तूल पकड़ लिया है। पाकिस्तान में इसे लेकर कई जगहो पर प्रदर्शन हुए..तो भारत की विदेश मंत्री सुषमा स्वराज ने […]
Rights View Published on Mar 14, 2019 China yesterday blocked any discussion on the draft resolution tabled by US, UK, France and Germany for designation of Masood Azhar, Chief of the Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed, as a global terrorist by the 1267 Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council (UNSC). Just before the scheduled debate at […]