Due Process

In a case arising from a death in a State-run mental health facility, a bench led by Justice Manish Pitale has laid down that compensation for custodial deaths must follow a logical, statutory formula and that the State’s existing policy of paying a fixed sum is woefully inadequate.

As the NHRC’s credibility builds on a considerably shaky ground in the past few years, Justice Atul Sreedharan’s criticism of the Commission for selectively dabbling in matters beyond its scope is far from new.

In this personal account, human rights lawyer and founder of People’s Watch, Henri Tiphagne recalls how a routine MHA inspection in 2012 spiralled into a 14-year battle of suspensions, CBI raids and court hearings. And why, despite it all, he will not relent.

Appearing in person, Delhi’s ex-chief minister recounted several instances that raised doubts of biasness by Justice Sharma in the Liquor Policy case even as the Solicitor General dismissed them as 'fantasy'.

From missionary hospitals to research institutes, tens of thousands of organisations depend on foreign contributions. A sweeping new amendment could put their assets, and futures, in the government's hands.

India has signed a global convention against torture, re-elected itself to the UN Human Rights Council, and yet left a complaint about custodial death unaddressed for ten months. Something is broken.

Final part of the five-part series examining the forcible expulsion of Indian citizens to Bangladesh based on unverified suspicions of illegal migration, conducted without due process

Fourth part of the five-part series examining the forcible expulsion of Indian citizens to Bangladesh based on unverified suspicions of illegal migration, conducted without due process