Human Rights Abuses
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Acts of violence, divisive policies in India are causes for concern: European Parliament resolution
The resolution urged the European Council and European Commission to call on political leaders in India to stop making inflammatory statements.
Scroll Staff
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In Bastar, both Maoists and security forces leave a family bereft
Sodi Nande’s brother was executed by the Maoists, her husband killed by the police.
Malini Subramaniam
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In UK, migrants receive criminal-like treatment with constant surveillance using hi-tech ankle tags
Rights groups call the move dehumanising and an invasion of people’s privacy.
Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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US says Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya, refugees welcome decision
The Joe Biden administration announced $1 million to fund the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar to examine the atrocities committed since 2011.
Scroll Staff
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Rohingya crisis: UN passes resolution condemning Myanmar’s human rights abuses
The resolution demanded that Myanmar create conditions for the safe and voluntary return of all Rohingya refugees to the country.
Scroll Staff
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In Chhattisgarh, Adivasi man’s dubious arrest shows police excesses continue under Congress rule
Lakshmayya Kursam was held while visiting his daughter at school in Bijapur and charged with planting a bomb on a day he was in police custody.
Malini Subramaniam
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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From war on drugs to crackdown on activists: The steady decline of human rights in the Philippines
Life is increasingly nightmarish under President Rodrigo Duterte.
Anna Su, The Conversation & Petra Molnar, The Conversation
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Yet another custodial death in Kerala shines a harsh light on 'criminals in the police’
SR Sreejith in Varappuzha, Ernakulam district was the fifth man to die in police custody since the Left Democratic Front government came to power in May 2016.
TA Ameerudheen
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‘Cover-up operation’: NHRC holds Chhattisgarh guilty of concealing Salwa Judum crimes
The state-backed militia torched 95 homes in 2006-’07 and killed seven villagers in 2009-’10, as per testimonies gathered by People’s Union for Civil Liberties.
Malini Subramaniam
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Why shifting an interrogation centre out of Manipur’s Kangla Fort is mere symbolism
India has still not taken a firm position against torture, long associated with such facilities.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Will Supreme Court’s verdict on Manipur fake encounter killings force the Centre to rethink AFSPA?
All evidence suggests the state violence engendered by the draconian law is not incidental but systemic.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Meet Chhattisgarh jailer Varsha Dongre: Suspended for exposing torture and sexual abuse of Adivasis
‘The government is highly upset with me,’ says the civil servant, because of old hostility – for exposing its ‘corrupt face’.
Malini Subramaniam
The Field
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains