Oct 25, 2002 | Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
On 5 September 2002, a posse of policemen dressed in civil clothes came to the house of Bam Dev Chhetri on JNU old campus in Delhi. After some twenty minutes or so, they took Bam Dev Chhetri away. His illiterate wife, and two teenage sons, had no idea of why the...
Jun 19, 2002 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
Journalist organisations as well as the Editors Guilds vociferously campaigned against the promulgation of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). They found in POTA certain clauses which seemed to be aimed directly against media organisations and media persons. The...
Apr 22, 2002 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights, Working Class
On 25 February 2002, the management of Honda SIEL Power Products Ltd., situated at Rudrapur in Uttaranchal, attempted to remove core machinery from the factory. They wish to shift the factory’s aluminium shop to their plant in Greater Noida, U.P. The attempt was...
Apr 22, 2002 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights, Working Class
रिपोर्ट रुद्रपुर, उत्तरांचल स्थित जेनसेट बनाने वाली हौंडा सिएल पॉवर प्रोडक्ट्स लिमिटेड में धीरे- धीरे फैक्ट्री को बंद करने की कोशिश के खिलाफ कर्मचारियों के संघर्ष की दास्ताँ सामने रखती है| इस रिपोर्ट में बहुत स्पष्ट तरीके से उत्पादन के बदलते तरीकों को रेखंकित किया गया...
Sep 21, 2001 | Communalism, Encounters, Police Firing/FIR/Charge sheet Violations, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
This report is the outcome of a fact-finding conducted by an eleven member team of human rights activists from five civil, democratic and human rights organisations across the country during May 2001 in the troubled parts of Jammu and Kashmir. By visiting many...
Jun 20, 2001 | Adivasis, Police Firing/FIR/Charge sheet Violations, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
This is a report about the repression of forest struggles and organisation of Adivasi communities by the state in Dewas region of Madhya Pradesh in 2001. It begins by providing a brief description about the region, its people, and the roots of the current problems...
