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Feminist discourses in India is copying the west. They are thus not taking the inter-sectionalism and diasporic nature of Indian women. Our history has taught us how women took their fights for rights without divorcing their culture, and this needs to be brought back again!

The top court rejected the mercy plea of Nirbhaya convict Mukesh Singh who had complained that his lawyers had misled him. The other convicts have approached the ICJ for a stay on their execution. 

In the vanguard of fighting for the rights of individual’s freedom to express their thoughts, BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar posted a tweet recalling his yeomen fight against Sec 66A 

While the former Chilean president, Michelle Bachelet, aims to interfere with India’s internal matter, CAA, which does not violate any human rights law, the UNHRC chief seems to have forgotten the human rights issues in her country.

Vimarsh Aryan, first secretary, Permanent Mission of India to UNOG in Geneva, Switzerland during Right of Reply (RoR), raised issues pertaining to Pakistan and stated that Pak delegation is raising false and fabricated concerns for the rights of human rights defenders

Supreme Court has sought an explanation from social activist Harsh Mander over his alleged contemptuous remarks against the top court. 

The trailer of Sooryavanshi starring Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh and Ajay Devgn released on March 2. Here is a small effort by the Just for Laughs team on MyNation to entertain you with a meme derived from the movie dialogues.

The government under Narendra Modi has been taking steps to ensure the return of Kashmiri Pandits to their legitimate home. Now an exercise is underway to accommodate the genuine Kashmir Pandit migrants in their respective homes.

Though the Congress party is posing itself to be an epitome and exemplar of peace and prosperity, there are allegations that the grand old party is wilfully abetting riots through its inflammable and incendiary speeches right throughout the anti-CAA protests.   

Union minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, on February 22 said that dissent and consensus are part of democracy, but protestors cannot get their rights by blocking the road.

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has openly confessed that Congress has to condemn all forms of communalism and not just limit itself to bashing RSS and the like. 

The Central rules to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 have been amended and class-wise, subject-wise Learning Outcomes have been shared with all States and Union Territories.

The Legal Rights Protection Forum in a tweet asked, “Why do US consulate offices in India back anti-India groups which are interfering in internal matters. Wrote to external affairs minister and union home ministry seeking action into the matter of US consulates organising film festivals in collaboration with Video Volunteers.”
 

Hello and welcome to this episode of DePress Room, my name is Amal Chowdhury and today we will be talking about how Saudi Arabia is using terrorism tribunal to silence rights defenders. A new report published by Amnesty International today shows how the Saudi Arabian authorities are using a counter-terrorism court - the Specialised Criminal Court - as a weapon to systematically silence peaceful opposition in the country.

The national capital recorded a voter turnout of 58% till 5 pm for the assembly elections. A groom in Delhi decided to cast his vote first before tying the knot, thereby exercising his right to  vote.