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Human Rights
G.N. Saibaba’s acquittal prompts calls to scrap UAPA
Additionally, the harsh and inhumane treatment meted out to prisoners underscores the urgent need for a law that criminalises such acts.
Ashutosh Sharma
Movements
The Uralungal phenomenon: How a workers’ cooperative from Kerala defied caste, class barriers to become a model for the world
A unique model of labour contract society, the ULCSS, which just turned 100, proved economic success and worker welfare can go hand-in-hand.
Sasikumar V.K.
Puducherry
Puducherry’s flawed DBT scheme exposes issues of accessibility, transparency, and nutritional security
Shift from in-kind food distribution to DBT leaves many struggling for essential provisions, imperiling food security and efficacy of welfare policies
Siddarth Muralidharan
Human Rights
G.N. Saibaba’s acquittal prompts calls to scrap UAPA
Additionally, the harsh and inhumane treatment meted out to prisoners underscores the urgent need for a law that criminalises such acts.
Ashutosh Sharma
HUMAN RIGHTS
G.N. Saibaba reveals torture and injustice during 10-year imprisonment
Acquitted after being imprisoned for 10 years on terror charges, Saibaba says he faced inhuman conditions and seeks accountability from authorities.
Ashutosh Sharma
Land Rights
Ken-Betwa link: Villagers in Madhya Pradesh allege raw deal over compensation, livelihood loss
India’s first-ever river-linking project is under the spotlight ahead of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly election on November 17.
Nikhil Ghanekar
Forest Rights
Tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh face persecution for defending their rights
While tribal activists are arrested on false charges, forest officials are accused of colluding with timber smugglers.
Priyansha Chouhan
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‘One practical solution to Kaveri dispute could be a reservoir to store rainwater’: C. Chandrashekhar
This can be used for drinking water purposes and electricity generation in Karnataka, and for the timely release of water to Tamil Nadu.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Young Indian parents are losing their children to foster care abroad
Children are being separated from their parents on grounds of “incompetent parenting”. But this is perilous.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
Two years after Assam evictions, hundreds of families wait for their promised land
Evicted for an agricultural project in September 2021, thousands of Bengali-speaking Muslim farmers survive in squalid shelters today.
Mahmodul Hassan
The Centre’s controversial makeover of crucial criminal codes can have far-reaching impacts
Decades of court rulings on IPC, Indian Evidence Act, and CrPC could be upended by the changes.
K. Chandru
In a historic victory, Hakki Pikki, Iruliga tribes secure land ownership on the edge of Bannerghatta National Park
Over a hundred families of forest-dwelling communities secure title deeds after a six-decade-long struggle.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
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