The National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam published on August 31 has excluded over 19 lakh people. Though the details are yet unknown, about one lakh Nepalis, an equal number of Scheduled Tribes, who are the original inhabitants of Assam, and over 10 lakh Bengali Hindus have been excluded from the NRC. The remaining […]
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NRC: India makes the largest number of people “Stateless” in history, RRAG calls India to stop criminal prosecution of the excluded
New Delhi: The “Rights and Risks Analysis Group” (RRAG) in a press statement today stated that by excluding 1.9 million persons from the National Register of Citizens (NRC), India made the largest number of people ‘stateless’ in human history, followed by the declaration of about 9,75,000 descendents of Indian origin Tamils or the Upcountry Tamils as […]
Foreigners in Assam a blast from the past
By – Suhas Chakma, Director, RRAG The National Register of Citizens (NRC) had provisionally identified over 4.1 million people as alleged foreigners as on 26 June 2019. As the final NRC of Assam is scheduled to be released on 31.08.2019, the most pertinent question is how serious is the influx of the foreigners in Assam, […]
The economic cost of draft NRC: Poor made extremely poor
1. Introduction There is no escape from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and every resident of Assam must mandatorily participate if they seek to be identified as citizens of India. The State Coordinator of the NRC, Assam under the supervision of the Supreme Court of India has been preparing the controversial NRC […]
Press Release: Supreme Court urged to initiate contempt proceedings against disclosure of draft NRC data by Assam Govt
New Delhi: Director of the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RAAG) Mr Suhas Chakma today stated that the release of the district-wise draft National Register of Citizens(NRC) data by the Government of Assam yesterday before the State Assembly constitutes contempt of court as the Supreme Court had specifically directed Shri Prateek Hajela, the SC appointed […]
Arunachal Pradesh: Deoris, Kacharis, Morans & Misings not outsiders
The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) in a press statement today urged the State government of Arunachal Pradesh to end the treatment of people from the erstwhile Lakhimpur Frontier Tract as second class citizens under the garb of Permanent Resident Certificates (PRC). In the last three days, Arunachal Pradesh has witnessed violent protest over […]
India Needs A Refugee Law, Not Proposed Citizenship Amendment Bill of 2016
Table of contents 1. India needs a refugee law 2. Proposed Amendment of the Citizenship Act 2.1 Proposed amendment of the Citizenship Act 3. The reality of persecution of non-Muslim minorities in South Asia 3.1 Bangladesh: The ever decreasing Hindu populations 3.2 Pakistan 3.3. Afghanistan 4. Opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 4.1 Opposition […]
Press Release: 2,955 police encounter deaths registered during 1998-2018, RRAG calls for national commission of inquiry into encounter deaths
New Delhi: In the wake of fake encounter death of 38-year-old Vivek Tiwari, Apple area manager in early in the morning of 29 September 2018 in Lucknow’s posh Gomti Nagar area, the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) in press release today stated in the last two decades i.e. from 1 April 1998 to 31 […]
Maldives’ Rigged Presidential Election: India Needs a New Approach
The Quint SUHAS CHAKMA The Maldives is all set to hold another deeply-rigged Presidential election on 23 September to ensure the return of President Abdullah Yameen to power for another term. The European Union and the United Nations have decided not to send election observers as Maldives has failed to “create the necessary atmosphere and […]
Dhaka’s war against democracy, The Bangkok Post
The students’ protests in Bangladesh since July 29 against appalling road safety that attracted international attention have dissipated and the government of Bangladesh began its familiar course of action. The police have filed at least 29 cases against unknown students many of whom were in school and college uniforms while leaving out the Awami League […]