‘Detainees Sharing Cells With Criminals’: Human Rights Violations in Assam’s Detention Centres

Sumi Goswami was sent to the Matia detention centre on account of a technical error on the part of the Foreigners Tribunal. Her three-day experience at the centre exposes the inhumane treatment of detainees, irrespective of their immigration status.

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https://thewire.in/rights/detainees-sharing-cells-with-criminals-human-rights-violations-in-assams-detention-centres

Branded foreigners 17 years ago, Assam siblings among 3 to get citizenship back

A brother-sister pair from Assam, Bimal Das and Suma, along with their father Nilmani Das, have had their 'foreigner' status overturned by a foreigners' tribunal after a lengthy legal battle. Dipti Malakar, another woman from Assam, also received a clean chit from a foreigners' tribunal. Their cases were heard for years before an ex parte judgment was passed against them in 2011. They were never arrested.

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/branded-foreigners-17-years-ago-assam-siblings-among-3-to-get-citizenship-back/articleshow/105971418.cms

Assam: After 3-year legal battle, 73-year-old woman proves citizenship

Seje Bala Ghosh said her father was a freedom fighter and questioning her citizenship was an insult to her father’s sacrifices.

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https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/assam-after-3-year-legal-battle-73-year-old-woman-proves-citizenship-101700910720088.html

Bulk FIRs targets Assamese Indians through Passport Act cases, new assault on Citizenship rights: Assam

A bulk FIR naming 250 locals in Assam’s Chirang district, many of whom had been falsely accused and declared Indians by Foreigners Tribunals earlier, warn of a fresh form of assault by the state on marginalised sections.

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https://sabrangindia.in/article/exclusive-bulk-firs-targets-assamese-indians-through-passport-act-cases-new-assault

According to Sikdar, a senior advocate, “That day, a message was sent to the members, that if you want to keep the job, you must declare more people as foreigners.”

Sagar reports: https://bit.ly/36AdTMS
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