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Opinion: The injustices of Narmada Valley are being repeated across India – from Kashmir to Assam

For 34 years, the people of the Valley, aided by the Narmada Bachao Andolan, knocked on every door to seek their rights. Every institution failed them.

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· Nov 08, 2019 · 06:30 am

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While the trial of those accused of raping and killing the 8-year-old girl goes through the paces, life for the family has grown harder in their winter home.

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· Jan 29, 2019 · 09:00 am
Elderly Muslim man who survived Hapur lynching recounts the terror, seeks a fair investigation

Samiuddin sent a letter to senior Uttar Pradesh police officials on Saturday, narrating the attack as the prime witness and demanding justice.

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· Jul 15, 2018 · 07:30 am
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· Mar 26, 2018 · 09:57 pm

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Seeking Justice

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