20-May-2024 Amid large scale instances of “domicide”, Delhi set to vote on 25 May As demolition drives render thousands homeless, dispossession and forced evictions remain key burning issues for the uprooted many in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls
17-May-2024 Invisible Hands: Workers within the Political Economy of IITs This article is the first in a series examining the labour practices of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), with a specific focus on IIT Bombay. Renowned as premier educational institutions in India, IITs are held in high esteem by the public. However, these institutions are engaging in labour practices that violate existing laws and exploit contract workers.
15-May-2024 Gautam Navlakha granted bail by Supreme Court in Bhima Koregaon case; orders him to pay 20 lakhs for the expenses incurred during his house arrest Noting that trial may take years to complete, SC bench of Justices MM Sundresh and SVN Bhatti refused to extend the stay on Navlakha’s bail
14-May-2024 Cow vigilantes pursue truck, assault and restrain Muslim driver and companion Vigilante attack: A Muslim truck driver and his co-traveller were chased, tied and attacked by men in two cars
04-May-2024 Hate Watch: Muslim college student brutally attacked by peers in Telangana Unprovoked attacks target young Muslims across Gujarat and Telangana
03-May-2024 CJP & PUCL, M’tra release a Citizens Human Rights Manifesto for India 2024, demand a free and just India for all The Manifesto contains 14 key asks for upholding of fundamental and basic rights of all individuals and communities and one major demand for repealing those legalisations that are antithetical to the values of our Constitution
02-May-2024 April: CJP’s hate watch initiative continues to monitor surge in reported hate incidents nationwide Tracking and analysing hate incidents: From Sakshi Maharaj's provocative remarks to children's calls for Jai Shree Ram chants, explore the Latest in our Hate Watch campaign
29-Apr-2024 Continued Offenses: Radha Semwal Dhoni targets muslim vegetable vendor Repeat offender Radha Semwal Dhoni targets Muslim-owned vegetable shop, accompanied by group of young men
29-Apr-2024 Demands for prison reforms continue as SC pulls up States for failing to follow its directives on prison reforms and providing inadequate data on prison infrastructure Justice Kohli observed that dingy and overcrowded prisons make prisoners more ill, and living in such conditions is not the idea of punishment
27-Apr-2024 Elections 2024: The past fortnight of April 2024 saw the first phases of the Lok Sabha polls marred by repeat doses of hate speech From April 8 to April 23, seven incidents of provocative and inflammatory speeches reported, common theme of destruction of Muslim religious places of worship
25-Apr-2024 Khoj Programme adds milestones, reaches young minds, as it continues its untiring journey A programme designed to nourish students’ critical thinking and creative abilities, it is instrumental in collaborating with schools to provide students with alternate educational and extracurricular activities based on the values laid by the Indian constitution.
24-Apr-2024 Don’t cross the line: Courts on media trials and erring conduct of anchors CJP looks at critical jurisprudence around media coverage on contentious issue, specifically the role and conduct of the anchor
24-Apr-2024 Persisting Dalit violence casts shadow over India as polling starts Recent anti-Dalit atrocities in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
22-Apr-2024 Complaints mount against PM Modi: Accused of inciting religious divisions at Banswara rally Complaints against the speech was filed by CJP, ADR’s Jagdeep S. Chhokar and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
18-Apr-2024 Ram Navami Celebrations 2024: Calls for mosque desecration, sword displays, and provocative slogans ignite tensions Incendiary rhetoric and symbolic gestures raise concerns amid religious processions