Will ‘apologists’ take a bullet for the nation?

PUCL, PEN International condemn FIR against Scroll.in’s Supriya Sharma, The Scroll

The Scroll 23 June 2020 While PUCL called the charges ‘bizarre’, PEN International said that the FIR showed that the real intention of the Indian state was to stifle dissent. Human rights organisation People’s Union of Civil Liberties and global writers’ association PEN International on Tuesday condemned the first information report filed against Scroll.in Executive Editor Supriya […]

Rights body claims Chakmas, Hajongs starving in Arunachal, seeks PM’s intervention, The New Indian Express

The New Indian Express27 April 2020 GUWAHATI: Human rights body – Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) – has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention alleging that the Chakmas and Hajongs in Arunachal Pradesh are facing hunger and starvation as they were not included in the government’s economic package. “About 33% or 22,000 of the […]

Freedom of speech cry by ex-officers, The Telegraph

The Telegraph 08 July 2020 Former civil servants say the coronavirus pandemic has been used as an excuse for curbing freedom of speech across states Nearly a hundred former civil servants — all of who have retired from top positions in the bureaucracy — have picked up cudgels for the citizens’ right to freedom of […]