Ashlynn Dania

Jun 6, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Bharat Dogra |P Sekar |Cedric Prakash |Ashlynn Dania

On the morning of June 5, 18 year old Ratnesh Kumar Shrivas, widely known for his gentle nature and behaviour, was walking on a road to catch some transport for taking him to the town of Banda, where he hoped to get some plumbing work for this day. He had left his home in Gharoda village of Mahua block, Banda district (Uttar Pradesh) only a few minutes back. He lived in an extended family of washerman or dhobi community which is listed as scheduled caste or SC in Uttar Pradesh.

May 28, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Bharat Dogra |Cedric Prakash |Ashlynn Dania |P Sekar

As the world welcomed the New Year in 2023, Ms. Priya Palani endured an unimaginable tragedy the loss of her eldest son, Gokul Sri, under mysterious and brutal circumstances. Ms. Priya is a widow having five children lives in hut  located in a garbage ground, a daily wage labour. This is the story of a poor mother’s relentless pursuit of justice, the systemic reforms it sparked, and the crucial support from Human rights defenders that made a difference.

May 10, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Bharat Dogra |Cedric Prakash |Ashlynn Dania |Abdulrahim P Vijapur

Innocent till proven guilty is the most widely accepted precept of justice, yet thousands of possibly innocent persons have to languish for years in jails. In a recent excellent report published in The Times of India (May 3 2024) titled ‘10 years in jail for nothing—Who should pay for it? Sunil Baghel has given several examples of such shocking injustice. One of these is the by now well-known case of the Delhi University professor GN Saibaba.

Apr 17, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Cedric Prakash |Ashlynn Dania |Abdulrahim P Vijapur |Andre Damon

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term in power was sustained by a pattern of repression to undermine democracy and civic space, the global civil society alliance CIVICUS said today. A new CIVICUS Monitor report, published ahead of the 2024 elections, shows that the Indian government used an array of restrictive laws and policies to silence dissent by targeting critics including civil society groups, human rights defenders and independent media.

Mar 27, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Cedric Prakash |Ashlynn Dania |Abdulrahim P Vijapur |Ashish Reddy

The accreditation review of the National Human Rights Commission ofIndia (NHRCI), is scheduled to take place in the last week of March 2024 and in the last week of April 2024.