Category: Human Rights and Legal Issues
Nanopost of the day… …in which a High Court with 466 years of backlog of cases will now also monitor sale of “junk food” near schools and other educational institutes, potentially worsening (and adding several...
Dear All: Below excerpts from a remarkable “ Open Letter To Arundhati Roy“ (from more than 12 years ago) by Gail Omvedt.  What is remarkable about this piece is that Gail is far from an armchair critic....
Many of you must have read/heard about these two fairly “popular” myths about J&K: “Kashmir is the ‘most heavily militarized zone’ in the world†or its variations: “There is an Indian soldier for every...
..or how Justice delayed is justice denied. Some of you must have read the recent news-report of a bill proposed to be tabled in Parliament to ensure “time-bound justice for citizens“. The bill has...
Most of you must have read the news a few days back about President Pratibha Patil rejecting the mercy plea of Devinderpal Singh Bhullar – the first such “decision” in more than 10 years....
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