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 […]
Rights View Published on Feb 18, 2019 On 14.02.2019, “Insider Outside: Belonging and Unbelonging in North East India” published by Amaryllis was launched at India International Centre, New Delhi. Mr Suhas Chakma who contributed a chapter on xenophobia and racial discrimination against the Chakmas in the North East was one of the authors present along […]
PRESS RELEASE: Press Freedom – at least 228 journalists targeted including 13 killed with highest attacks in Uttar Pradesh in 2023 NEW DELHI, 30 July 2021: “During 2020, at least 228 journalists (including two cases against media houses) were targeted. These included 12 female journalists who had faced physical violence, online harassment/threats and cases including […]