Dalits, Adivasis, Christian pastors and Bengali Muslims among most likely to face arbitrary arrest and detention by the Indian state, new data indicates
The latest data tracker by the Human Rights Measurement Initiative found that when it came to torture and ill treatment, arbitrary arrest, extrajudicial killing and forced disappearance, India performed tangibly worse than its South Asian neighbours.
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‘Who gets to become an advocate?’: Supreme Court’s suggestion to create Young Lawyers’ Professional Assistance Fund could improve access to justice
Support for young first-generation lawyers, women and lawyers from Dalit, Adivasi and other socially oppressed sections is tied to an overall improvement in access to justice, influencing whose experiences find representation in the legal profession.
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