Topic: Jail
Bhima Koregaon case: Jailed human rights defenders start hunger strike demanding court appearance
Seven human rights defenders who are accused in the Bhima Koregaon case have gone on a hunger strike from Friday, protesting that they are not physically produced for the trial.
Hopes shattered, savings exhausted; Kashmiris jailed outside the valley
Shaban Ganai, a labourer in his 60s, had to sell off his cattle and land in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district to arrange money to...
UP: UAPA prisoners’ mothers, wife, kid sent to jail for “fake RT-PCR report”; lawyer says foul play
On 27 September, three women and a child from Kerala were sent to jail by Uttar Pradesh police for allegedly using fake COVID RT-PCR...
Student leader in UP jail in threat of custodial murder, alleges family
Raising serious concerns about the health of student leader Atiq Ur Rahman in UP prison, family alleged that the negligence from the side of court and cops could be fatal to his life.
One in three people globally imprisoned without trial: Report
One in three prisoners around the world is being held without having stood trial or been found guilty by any court, according to a new study published on Friday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
I will die if this goes on, Stan Swamy tells Bombay High Court
Jailed human rights defender Stan Swamy on Friday told the Bombay High Court that he did not wish to be admitted to a hospital, and urged the court to consider his request for interim bail, legal website Bar and Bench reported.
