Introduction: Judicial delays to criminal trials in Delhi Salar M Khan, Advocate, Delhi, India This report contains the findings of a study into the nature and extent of judicial delays […]
India
India’s dharmachakra seen but not felt
Bijo Francis, Programme Officer, Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong The concept of justice was once not alien to India. The logo of the Supreme Court depicts the dharmachakra, the […]
India’s false pride over human rights
Bijo Francis, Programme Officer, Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong Indians take pride in their country for many reasons, ranging from democracy to unity in diversity. This “pride speech” is […]
Urgent Appeals from Manipur
Longjam Surjit: Shot dead looking for a horse 1. VICTIM: Longjam Surjit, 18 INCIDENT: Extrajudicial killing ALLEGED PERPETRATORS: 22 Maratha Light Infantry personnel DATE: 31 August 2006 PLACE: Samurou, Imphal […]
The militarisation of Manipur
Laishramcha Jinine, Program Executive, Human Rights Alert, Manipur, India People throughout Manipur live in fear of the sound of three to four olive green jeeps or vans roaring through a […]
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act: An unproclaimed emergency & gross injustice
Dr Naorem Sanajaoba, Professor and Dean of Law Faculty, Gauhati University, Asom, India Extrajudicial executions and other naked human rights violations have been a fact of life in the northeastern […]
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958: “Procedure established by law”?
Khangembam Chonjohn, Former Member, Manipur Human Rights Commission & Former General Secretary, Civil Liberties & Human Rights Organization, Manipur, India Amid the clash of arms, laws are not silent. They […]
Militarisation and impunity in Manipur
Jiten Yumnam & Phulindro Konsam, Committee on Human Rights, Manipur, India Manipur, which is situated on the border of Burma in India’s northeast, has witnessed low-intensity armed conflict ever since […]
“Every mother in this place will have a similar story to tell”: Illegal arrest, arbitrary detention & torture in Manipur
N Boinao, Priyokumar, Brojen Toigam & Oinam Hemanta: “It was horrible to see young men treated this way” 1. VICTIMS: 1. N Boinao, 21, son of N Amuchou 2. Priyokumar, […]
Appendix II: Concluding Observations of the UN Human Rights Committee on the report of India, 1997 (Extracts)
18. The Committee remains concerned at the continuing reliance on special powers under legislation such as the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, the Public Safety Act and the National Security […]