Umar Khalid September 15th 2020 On September 13th, after a lengthy interrogation lasting over 10 hours, the Delhi Police arrested former JNU student Umar Khalid. His arrest under FIR 59/2020 invokes several sections of the…
Amnesty Briefing on the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance…
INTRODUCTIONSuccessive Indian governments have introduced or attempted to introduce legislation to cover offences linked to ''terrorist activities''. In 1987 the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) was enacted. It remained in force till May…
'Encounters' in Andhra Pradesh
Letter to the editor: Friends, In reaction to the recent spate of encounter deaths in the State of Andhra Pradesh (just yesterday 6 people more were murdered, and today 12 more - in last 15…