Rights Violations
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Sold as a humane alternative to jail, ankle bracelets are driving US defendants into debt
Private companies charge defendants hundreds of dollars a month to wear the surveillance devices. If people can’t pay, they may end up behind bars.
Ava Kofman, ProPublica
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His parents await burial but Nigerian man languishes in Nagaland jail even after completing sentence
Raymond Chinenyeuba Nweze was to be freed in May last year but remains incarcerated despite approaching the Indian foreign ministry and the Nigerian embassy.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Watch video tributes to Irom Sharmila's inspirational struggle against AFSPA
The tributes are pouring in as one of the longest ever continuous fasts comes to an end.
Scroll Staff
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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This artificial sweetener can destroy gut bacteria and intestine cells
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Sugar in Nestlé baby food sold in African countries shows how corporations influence public policy
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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What are some of the major barriers urban Indian women face in owning land?
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Full text: Boycott Vedanta-sponsored Jaipur lit fest's London edition, writers urged in open letter
The mining company has been implicated in international human rights violations, claims a letter signed by dozens of writers, academics and activists.
Scroll Staff
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7,000 Syrians were tortured to death in government detention centres: report
In photographs researched by the Human Rights Watch, detainees’ bodies show clear signs of starvation, beatings and other forms of torture.
Scroll Staff
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Women are being illegally detained in shelter homes for falling in love. Yet nobody’s being punished
The police routinely order ‘protective custody’ of women against their will, but action is never taken against erring officers, or magistrates.
Aarefa Johari
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave