Aug
17
Protests Spread Across Manipur Against Draconian Legislation
August 17, 2004 | Leave a Comment
For the past two weeks, protestors in Manipur have raised the issue of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act and human rights abuses perpetrated by security forces on civilians. The protests began after security forces killed a young woman in detention:
On 11 July soldiers of the Assam Rifles, a paramilitary force deployed in Manipur to [...]
Aug
17
Gujarat Updates: Supreme Court Orders Review of 2000 Cases
August 17, 2004 | Leave a Comment
The Supreme Court has ordered senior police officers to review around 2000 cases closed after the 2002 Gujarat pogroms:
The court wants the police to decide whether any of the cases should be reinvestigated…
In its order, the Supreme Court called for the establishment of a cell headed by a senior police official to look into the [...]