Human Rights Abuses
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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
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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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What does the summary expulsion of an Opposition MP say about Parliamentary democracy in India?
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A new book examines the ‘jali’ – from 17th-century Mughal architecture to modern designs
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‘No data’ and other tactics: How the government is dodging RTI queries on health pacts with Big Tech
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‘The Sikh Next Door’: A rich study of a complex community as it grows in space, time, representation
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‘Raavan & Eddie’: Remembering Kiran Nagarkar’s funny, incisive novel of how Bombay became Mumbai
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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
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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
Video
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Caught on camera: Mobile tower collapses in Bengaluru, bringing down building on which it stood
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‘At top of the very good boy list’: King Charles gets Santa’s approval ahead of Christmas
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Watch: Actors Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway reminisce about working together in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’
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Caught on CCTV: Close shave for shoppers as speeding SUV crashes through glass doors of UK store
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Watch: This Mumbai police station has turned into a home for street dogs thanks to a senior officer
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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
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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
The Reel
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In Ken Loach’s ‘The Old Oak’, a solidarity that transcends differences
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In animated film ‘The Siren’, a reminder that ‘democracy and peace are never eternal’
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ review: A cheerfully meandering comedy
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‘Kadak Singh’ review: A soft look at deception
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‘Joram’ review: Man-on-the-run thriller stumbles to its destination
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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
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How does a nation collectively apologise for its mistake?
Critics have argued that an individual's model for an apology cannot be applied to a nation.
Danielle Celermajer
The Field
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Badminton, Guwahati Masters Super 100: Bansod, Ponnappa/Crasto enter semi-finals
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