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Number of deaths in custody rising in Punjab
December 27, 2004 | Leave a Comment
The Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) has reported an increase in the number of deaths of people in custody in Punjab.
Justice Jain said as against four custodial death cases filed before the commission in 1997,the figure for the total cases till now stood at 479 cases with 375 being disposed off.
The commission [...]
Dec
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Human Rights Groups Propose Draft Bill on Communal Violence
December 27, 2004 | Leave a Comment
In late July, the government of Dr. Manmohan Singh proposed a new law to combat communal violence. In August, a group of human rights activists, jurists, and retired police officials released a draft model law, called the Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Act 2004. In December, another collection of human rights groups proposed [...]
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Tehelka Says Zaheera Took Money from BJP: Updates on the Best Bakery Case
December 27, 2004 | Leave a Comment
Zaheera Shiekh has dominated the news for the past two weeks, with people speculating over what prompted her to make her second recantation. In her testimony last week, Zaheera said she saw nothing during the Best Bakery attack:
In all six witnesses, among them Ms Sheikh’s mother and two brothers, have now refused to identify those [...]