Indian diaspora condemns racism, says will strive for just America
The Indian-American diaspora, it said, is mindful of the fact that had it not been for the civil rights movement and the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, many of…
The Tuticorin Custodial Deaths and a long history of Police Brutality
Eyewitnesses claim that the Jeyaraj and his son Bennix were beaten repeatedly for hours in police custody, and multiple changes of clothes were brought in to change out of their blood-soaked clothes. Moreover, other witnesses suggested that the two were sodomised while in custody as they were bleeding profusely from their rectums. The police force denied these claims in its FIR, declaring that the two had internal injuries only, as they rolled on the ground and resisted arrest.
Human Rights and Fundamental Duties
On June 5th, 2020, Think India and Human Rights Defense International jointly hosted the session 1 of the E-certificate course on ‘Human Rights’. The lecture was delivered on the topic “Human Rights and Fundamental Duties” by Ms. Jyotika Kalra, member of National Human Rights Commission.
The unsung heroes of the Emergency
Jayaprakash Narayan, a Gandhian and Sarvodaya leader, lived in Bihar. He had grown old and decided to spend the rest of his life involved in constructive activities in a limited…
Uttarakhand Former Member of Parliament hurt by Tamil Nadu Tuticorin incidence complaints to NHRC
The shocking incident happened on June 19, when 59-year-old P Jayaraj and his 31-year-old son Bennicks (Fenix) were picked up for questioning by the cops in Sathankulam police for violating lockdown rules and keeping their mobile shop open beyond the permitted time. It is being alleged that they were brutally thrashed, sodomised and tortured by the police while in custody, leading to their deaths. Eyewitnesses have claimed that the cops inserted metal objects into one of the victims’ rectum, according to India Today and many such media reports .
KERALA MP MOVES SC, SEEKS EVACUATION OF INDIAN CITIZENS STRANDED IN GULF COUNTRIES
[1]As multiple countries across the globe try to grapple with the lockdown imposed due to coronavirus pandemic, migrants in Gulf States have been dealt with a harsh blow. They have…
EXPLOITATION:AGAINST THE DOMESTIC WORKERS
[1]A pandemic like covid-19 comes with several collateral damages: so, domestic workers like other vulnerable classes are at risk of being dealt with disrespectful and discriminatory care at medical facilities…
DARKEST ERA: FOR MIGRANT WORKERS IN MUMBAI
[1]Owing it the preceding announcing of the lockdown, left many migrant workers jobless, without food and water. As the pandemic outbreak looms over at every individual, it’s been a crisis.…
NO MIGRANT SHOULD BE DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO HOME STATE DUE TO INCAPACITY TO PAY FOR TRANSPORT: KARNATAKA : HC
[1]This is an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that the judiciary has called for a rapid and constructive response. Migrant workers suffered the worst impact due to the massive lockdown. The sudden…
CENTRE LAUNCHES PORTAL TO STREAMLINE THE MOVEMENTS OF MIGRANT’S WORKERS
[1]After the preceding declaration of Lockdown due to the outbreak of COVID-19 known as pandemic had led to the Lockdown all across the country, leaving massive migrants in magnitude jobless…