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In our analysis of 17 alleged extrajudicial killings in UP, found that FIRs had not been registered against the police in even one case. Instead, FIRs had been registered against the victims in all the cases. Head on to our website yhrd.in for a detailed report.

I publish my survey of religious freedom cases in India (1954-2022) involving the 'essential religious practices' plea. As the plea fails in 84% of all cases before HCs and the SC, the decisions also mirror the socio-religious context of their times. doi.org/10.1215/002191…

A 40-yr-old #Dalit woman was allegedly raped & dismembered at her workplace in #Banda, #UttarPradesh. A fact-finding report by various groups points to inaction & negligence by Banda police. A Video report by @Article14live - youtube.com/watch?v=eoTnrm…

“My mother’s severed head was lying at a distance. Her severed hand was kept on her chest. There was no blouse, petticoat or saree on her body.” said Priyanka, about deceased Dalit woman, 40, found mutilated in a #UttarPradesh flour mill

A 40-yr-old #Dalit woman was allegedly raped & dismembered at her workplace in #Banda, #UttarPradesh. A fact-finding report by @yhrdindia, @VidyaDhamSamiti & others points to inaction & negligence towards investigation by @bandapolice. @sudeshna_ra reports youtu.be/eoTnrmfi-z4

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मृतक के परिवार के वीडियो बयान यहां उपलब्ध हैं - youtu.be/m-oe4ANXOT0?si…

घटना के महज 3 दिन और एफआईआर दर्ज करने के 2 दिन के भीतर ही पुलिस ने सार्वजनिक रूप से यह कह दिया है कि यह घटना एक दुर्घटना है, न कि सामूहिक बलात्कार और हत्या का मामला। प्राथमिक फैक्ट-फाइन्डिंग रिपोर्ट आरोपियों के खिलाफ जांच के तरीके पर चिंता पैदा करती है - yhrd.in/documents/wp-c…

यूपी के बांदा में एक दलित महिला की जघन्य हत्या, सामूहिक बलात्कार और सिर काटने की घटना पर तत्काल मीडिया के ध्यान और समर्थन की आवश्यकता है। नामित तीन में दो आरोपियों को अब तक गिरफ्तार नहीं किया है और ऐसा लगता है कि वे इस जांच को प्रभावित करने में सक्रिय रूप से शामिल हैं।

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Even though the woman was beheaded & gang raped, police arrested only 1 accused after 17 days & that too under S 304A IPC for causing death by 'negligence'. A Fact finding Report on the incident is available here - yhrd.in/documents/wp-c…

Friends, we need urgent media attention on a gruesome murder, gang rape & beheading of a Dalit woman in Banda, UP by 3 politically influential upper caste men of the area. Blatant bias of the police on display who since the very first day have labelled the crime an ‘accident’.

With Several Delhi Riots Cases Collapsing In Courts, Delhi Police Must Face Questions On Accountability |@nupur_0111 #DelhiRiots #DelhiPolice livelaw.in/articles/delhi…

Taking the Sakshya Bill as a case in point, I argue in @thewire_in that shoddy drafting is the achilles' heel of the reform Billls. This bad drafting goes beyond language and has substantive implications for the rules considered settled by courts till now. thewire.in/law/criminal-b…

I have been working with the wonderful folks at @yhrdindia on our empirical survey of extra-judicial deaths. We are now looking to hire a full time Research Assistant, with application details enclosed below! 👇 @ManglaVerma @Vipulkumar2703

We are looking for a Research Assistant (full time position) for an ongoing study on Extra-judicial killings in India. Law graduates with experience in criminal law research are encouraged to apply! For details see 👇🏾👇🏾

#UttarPradesh | From the period 2017-18 to 2021-2022, Adityanath's first term, 162 persons were killed in "police action", while 41 persons were killed in that way from 2012 to 2017. @thewire_in @omar7rashid

Since November, Maharashtra has witnessed a sudden spurt in rallies demanding a law against inter faith marriages. We revisit some of these rallies, the speeches made in them, to track how hate speech is taking deep root in Maharashtra with govt support scroll.in/article/104531…

The victim's family has accused the local police of not acting swiftly and trying to cover up the crime. thewire.in/communalism/bi…