The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) today sought intervention of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief and Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues with the Caretaker government of Bangladesh against racial profiling of the Hindu officers of the Government of Bangladesh. In an […]
Guwahati Press Club, 01.11.2019: The Government of India is expected to place revised Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in the winter session of the parliament beginning on 18 November 2019 to address the crisis arising out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam and its intention to carry out the NRC nation-wide to weed […]
EastwindBy Suhas Chakma The death of Dulal Paul, a “mentally unstable” man, in the custody of the government of Assam on 15 October 2019 exposed yet again the abuse of the law on the identification of foreigners to punish Indian citizens as alleged foreigners. Paul was lodged at the Tezpur detention centre since 11 October […]