Shifting the borders inland: Policing powers of the Border Security Force
Amidst the recent decision to increase the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force in West Bengal, Punjab and Assam, RAVI NAIR examines...
The right of private defense – a legal view
RAVI NAIR of the SOUTH ASIA HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION CENTRE provides an analysis of the right to self defense relating to person and...
Testing times for National Law University Delhi: Is it being used by Ministry of External Affairs?
India’s academic institutions are all facing authoritarianism. One more example of it was seen when the MEA farmed out the...
NHRC Appointments: Hindutva Deep State Expands Armoury
Protecting and upholding human rights just got more difficult in India. Vacant positions in the NHRC are going to pliant...
India pushing back Rohingyas at its borders is a gross violation of rights
Throwing light on the inhumane and illegal method of ‘pushing back’ Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh adopted by the Border Security...
Supreme Court’s Rohingya deportation order illegally flawed, ignores principles of natural justice
Analysing the Supreme Court’s recent order denying Rohingya refugees in Jammu interim protection from deportation, RAVI NAIR breaks down the legal infirmities...
The Coup in India That Was or Never Was
In a gripping first-person account, RAVI NAIR who was the political secretary of George Fernandes, the then Minister of Communication and later...
Violations of Rights and Compensation: India’s Failure to Adhere to International Standards
Without a mandated right to compensation, India does not meet international standards when it comes to recompense and rehabilitation for...
How Fair is Compensation for Human Rights Violations in India?
Violation of human rights by the state, through wrongful confinement and arrest, imposes a liability on the state, one being...
UAPA: Descent from Rule of Law to Barbarism
Indian governments across the spectrum adopted economic policies that favour liberalisation and increased presence of multinational corporations as a means...
Déjà vu- Undeclared Emergency 2020
In the concluding article to our Special Issue on the 45th Anniversary of Emergency, we come to the present to...
Close shave in August 1975
As part of our Special Issue marking the 45th Anniversary of the declaration of emergency, we bring to you stories...
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