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 Releases
NRC Coordinator asked to withdraw re-verification notices
New Delhi: The Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) today urged the Coordinator of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Mr Prateek Hajela to withdraw re-verification notices issued to fully comply with the Supreme Court order on 13.08.2019 in which the apex court stated that “The entire NRC exercise having been performed …. cannot now be ordered […]
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 […]
‘Insider/Outsider’ in the North East: Suhas Chakma’s presentation – Ep3 # The Rights View
Rights View Published on Feb 18, 2019 On 14.02.2019, “Insider Outside: Belonging and Unbelonging in North East India” published by Amaryllis was launched at India International Centre, New Delhi. Mr Suhas Chakma who contributed a chapter on xenophobia and racial discrimination against the Chakmas in the North East was one of the authors present along […]
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 […]
No relief for ‘Urban Naxals’, Big blow to ‘lobby’ | India Upfront With Rahul Shivshankar
TIMES NOW Published on Sep 28, 2018 For weeks now activists had organised themselves into a virtual lobby, opposing the arrest of suspected ‘Urban Naxals’. This lobby had mounting a campaign suggesting that the State of Maharashtra and elements of the media had manufactured evidence to discredit intellectuals and smother dissent. They had even managed […]
Plot To Free Terrorists, Does Lobby Back ‘Subversion’? | The Newshour Debate (13th August), Times Now
TimesNow The Newshour Debate Published on Aug 13, 2018
India shocked over new cases of child abuse, PressTV
Munawar Zaman Press TV, New Delhi Reports of Child abuse at state-run children shelter homes have shaken India. As munawar zaman reports from New Delhi authorities have ordered an inquiry, but critics have questioned the government’s inability to prevent children saying the culture of sexual abuse is persistent in India.
The Big Picture – Prison Reforms, Rajya Sabha TV
Rajya Sabha TV Published on Aug 9, 2018 The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would constitute a committee under the chairmanship of its retired judge to look in to the problems in jails including overcrowding and suggest measures to tackle it . This is not the first time that the issue of prison reforms […]