Citizens for Justice and Peace
साहस और सहानुभूति के साथ मज़बूत होता भारत मिलिए उन मानवाधिकार रक्षकों से जो साल 2018 में लाखों लोगों के प्रेरणा स्रोत रहे
04-Jan-2019
देश में एकता, समरसता और सामंजस्य बनाए रखने, संविधान में दिए अधिकारों और आज़ादी को कायम रखने की कोशिशों में, साधारण से नज़र आने वाले कुछ आम भारतीय नागरिकों ने असाधारण साहस और करुणा का परिचय दिया है. यहां कुछ ऐसे ही लोगों का ज़िक्र कर रहे हैं जो मानवाधिकार रक्षक की भूमिका में सभी…
Judgments and Orders that Empowered Citizens in 2018 Decisions by Indian courts that helped strengthen Human Rights
31-Dec-2018
2018 was an important year in the courts for several key human rights issues. Here is the annual round up of 12 such judgments that helped deliver justice and set right several historical wrongs. SC respects Hadiya’s choice On March 8, 2018, the Supreme Court set aside a Kerala High Court judgment that had annulled…
1984 Sikh Genocide: Justice Delayed, but not Denied Sajjan Kumar convicted, sentenced to Life Imprisonment
17-Dec-2018
The Delhi High Court has held Congress leader and former MP Sajjan Kumar guilty for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The court found him guilty of offences of murder, promoting enmity between groups and defiling public property. The court overturned a 2013 acquittal by a lower court and asked…