भीड़ के ख़तरों को तुम नहीं जानते भीड़ सुनती है सिर्फ लाउडस्पीकर को भीड़ सच नहीं सुनती भीड़ सुन नहीं सकती कैसे सुन सकता है कोई साफ-साफ किसी शोर को भीड़ आती है किसी बांध के टूटने के सैलाब सी भीड़ विपदा होती है जो गिर पड़ती है मनुष्यता पर जिसे रोका जा सकता है सिर्फ मनुष्य हो कर भीड़ बड़ी कारगर है मंदिरों-मस्जिदों-गिरजों-गुरुद्वारों में … Continue reading यह देश है कि भीड़? – कविता
The march of history has been from more brutal and violent societies to more humane, inclusive and less violent societies; and from authoritarian to democratic states. The objective of punishment awarded by the society to the delinquents and non-conformists too evolved from that of retribution to deterrence and reformation of the delinquent. According to “Rational Choice Theory”, objective of any punishment should be deterrence rather … Continue reading Capital punishment brings out the worst basal instincts of a society – Irfan Engineer
Charges made against Teesta Setalvad by the Gujarat police and CBI has taken the focus away from the Zakia Jafri case that has charged 60 people including the present Prime Minister of the country Narendra Modi. The case will be heard on the 4th of August in Gujarat High Court. Teesta Setalvad has given a point-by-point rebuttal of the Gujarat police’s claims that she and her … Continue reading Is PMO using the State Machinery to divert attention from Zakia Jafri Case?
याकूब मेमन की फांसी पर रिहाई मंच ने उठाए पांच सवाल मुलायम, मायावती, लाूल, नीतीश याकूब मेमन की फांसी पर अपनी स्थिति करें स्पष्ट- रिहाई मंच लखनऊ, 28 जुलाई 2015। रिहाई मंच ने कहा है कि सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के सेवानिवृत्त न्यायाधीश और सिविल सोसाइटी के बड़े हिस्से द्वारा याकूब मेमन की फांसी की सजा रद्द किए जाने की मांग के बावजूद अगर उसे फांसी दी … Continue reading याकूब मेमन की फांसी पर रिहाई मंच ने उठाए पांच सवाल मुलायम, मायावती, लाूल, नीतीश याकूब मेमन की फांसी पर अपनी स्थिति करें स्पष्ट- रिहाई मंच
Six of the activists who were earlier detained by Matunga Police went to VT and distributed 500 pamphlets after being released The Matunga police yesterday broke up a gathering of demonstrators outside Dadar railway station, rallying against 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon’s death sentence. The cops arrested 28 persons in connection with the protest and put a bandobast in place at the spot by 5 … Continue reading Activists protesting against Capital Punishment distributed 500 pamphlets after they were out of the Police Station
Their work in the area of Legal advocacy is both exemplary and unprecedented. Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand, with the help of other members of their trusts – Citizens for Justice and Peace fought 68 cases for Gujarat victims (including both Godhra and post Godhra cases). Their legal advocacy enabled conviction of 117 people. However, what is most worth mentioning is that Teesta has never … Continue reading Exclusive Interview with Teesta Setalvad after Bombay HC granted her ABA – Rukmini Sen
Tweets by Hilleletv I can do what Neha Dhupia could not- pretend to criticize the government. I can do this because I have the supposed privilege of being both a Hindu (on paper) (which means I will not be asked to go back to Pakistan) and a Man so perhaps a certain section of internet trolls will find it harder to target me with their … Continue reading Dear- He-who-should-not-be-named- Navaneeth
The hounding of Teesta Setalvad is timed to coincide with the publicly articulated urge of the Prime Minister to get a “clean chit” from the courts in relation to the ongoing cases in Gujarat, which Teesta has been doggedly pursuing. She is the victim of the pursuit for justice. We are being asked to roll back the clock, consign the 2002 Gujarat carnage to the … Continue reading The courts of this country are on trial, not Teesta – Indira Jaisingh
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