J. Venkatesan, The Hindu Centre assures Bench that it will come out with dos and don’ts for security forces The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh… Continue Reading →
EPW Vol – XLVIII No. 14, April 06, 2013 | Anand Teltumbde The manner in which Irom Sharmila‘s demand for the repeal of the draconian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has been handled by the Indian state is indicative of its intent… Continue Reading →
March 30, 2013 , The Hindu Goutham Shivshankar Suhrith Parthasarathy TOPICS When the Supreme Court has recognised the right to go on hunger strike, why is Irom Sharmila’s protest against impunity of the armed forces a criminal act? Over the… Continue Reading →
by Amnesty International India (Notes) on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 at 17:02 Indian authorities must immediately release Irom Sharmila Chanu – a protester on a prolonged hunger-strike – and drop all charges against her, Amnesty International said today. Irom Sharmila has… Continue Reading →
March 16, 2013 The Other Half KALPANA SHARMA, The Hindu AP Sharmila’s story is extraordinary and bears retelling. Photo: AP By focusing on individuals like Irom Sharmila, the cause or reason for protest is often forgotten. In this particular case, the… Continue Reading →
Irom Sharmila was released on Tuesday by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Imphal East after completing one year imprisonment. She refused to give up her fast and was re-arrested by the Porompat police SHAZIA NIGARMore by the author… Continue Reading →
DNA Correspondent l @DNA ( pic courtesy- Nitesh Mohanty at the kitab khana event) A book on Irom Sharmila reiterates the cause she is fighting for. “Irom’s story has been written in a first-person account and in a non-intellectual way… Continue Reading →
Irom Sharmila Chanu, who has been on a 12-year fast demanding the repeal of the AFSPA, was in Delhi on 4 March, where a Delhi court charged her with an attempt to commit suicide during her fast unto death at… Continue Reading →
Acknowledging the positive response of Supreme Court towards the families of the victims of extrajudicial executions, family members and human right activists in Manipur are hoping that upcoming independent probe will deliver a long denied justice, and expose the harsh… Continue Reading →
by Pallavi Polanki Mar 4, 2013, Firstpost “The government will listen. It depends on the movement of the people because we are a democracy. What I want is peace and justice, not the administration of a government that uses violence as a… Continue Reading →
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