They go against the basic tenets of the criminal justice system — “innocent until proven guilty”.
Tag: UAPA
Terrorist Until Proven Otherwise: New Amendment To UAPA Probably Most Draconian Ever
Earlier, the designation “terrorist” that was reserved for convicts would now apply to individuals accused of or suspected to be involved in terror activities.
Arrest of Anand Teltumbde Suggests Govt is Willing to Subvert Constitution: Academics
Romila Thapar, Devaki Jain, Maja Daruwala, Prabhat Patnaik and Satish Deshpande noted that arresting people without proven evidence has become “government policy”.
Koregaon Bhima Case: HC Sets Aside Pune Court Order Giving More Time For Chargesheet Against Lawyer
The police had booked them under the UAPA alleging they had “links” with Maoists.
It Is Sudha Bharadwaj Today, Tomorrow It Could Be You And Me!
To raid activists with ideological differences is worse than an emergency.
Arrests Undermine Fundamentals Of Constitutional Democracy- Ex CJI Lodha
Lodha said, “The government’s actions are an attempt to suppress the dissenting voice and an attack on freedom of speech.”
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.
Maharashtra Congress To Organise ‘Jan Sangharsh Yatra’ To Highlight BJP Misrule
Former CM Prithviraj Chavan said that his government had sent a proposal to ban the Sanatan Sanstha under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act to the Union government but the ban was not enforced.
Lawyers, Activists Call For Organised Protest Against UAPA
“A movement against UAPA is the need of the time,” they said.