Nava Thakuria talks to Suhas Chakma, Anup Sarma

Plea for judicial probe in custodial death cases

The HinduPublished on 24 January 2020 SC seeks government’s response The Supreme Court on Friday asked the government to respond to a petition seeking implementation of Section 176(1A) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which provides for mandatory judicial inquiry in cases of death, disappearance or rape in police and judicial custody. A Bench led […]

Over one lakh STs excluded from NRC: Rights group, Nagaland Post

Nagaland Post03 September 2019 The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) has said that over one lakh Scheduled Tribe (ST)s who are the original inhabitants of Assam have been excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) released on August 31, reports Northeast Now news. “A preliminary survey states that about 25,000 Bodos, 9,000 Reangs, […]

‘Harassment’ of journalists: Global press bodies write to PM Modi, The Indian Express

The Indian Express 22 October 2020 “As many as 55 journalists were targeted for covering the pandemic in India between 25 March, when lockdown was first imposed, and 31 May, a report by Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) has shown,” they stated. Two international press associations have written a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra […]