Nothing would seem to be more of a poster child for a commitment to human rights than the claim that no one should be tortured.
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SC Extends Till Tomorrow House Arrest Of Five Activists
Earlier, SC had said that it may order an SIT probe if it found that the evidence has been “cooked up”.
Capital Shame: Another Sanitation Worker Suffocates To Death In Delhi Sewer
A week earlier, five persons died due to asphyxiation upon entering a sewage treatment plant in Moti Nagar area here.
India On UN List Of 38 ‘Shameful’ Countries For Persecution Of Human Rights Activists
The list, including Russia and China, condemns countries that have persecuted activists through killings, arbitrary detention and torture.
What Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes Is A Pattern Of Crushing Dissent By Demonising And Criminalising Activists, Lawyers And Journalists Working For Some Of The Poorest And Most Marginalised Communities In India: Amnesty International
“This raises huge questions over the government’s commitment to protect basic liberties,” Naidoo claimed.
SC Slams Govt On Arrests, Says Dissent Is The Safety Valve Of Democracy
The three-judge bench has issued an interim order, directing that the arrested activists be kept in their homes under house arrest till September 6.
Stop This Repression: CPI (M) Issues Statement Condemning Arrests of Human Rights Activists
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued a statement condemning the arrests of human rights activists across the country.