Supreme Court Issues Notice on PIL Filed By The Wire Reporter on Caste-Based Prison Rules

Prison manuals in India continue to retain unconstitutional caste-based labour rules. The Wire's series on prisons, which was the basis of the PIL filed in the apex court, has won awards both in India and abroad.

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https://thewire.in/caste/supreme-court-issues-notice-on-prison-caste-discrimination-pil-filed-by-sukanya-shantha

Bhima Koregaon: NIA court directs prison authorities to provide Sagar Gorkhe treatment

An application was filed by Sagar Gorkhe, praying the court to direct urgent and necessary treatment for his mental and physical health. According to the application, the prison authorities have deprived Gorkhe of medicines and treatment for his psychiatric conditions.

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https://theleaflet.in/bhima-koregaon-nia-court-directs-prison-authorities-to-provide-sagar-gorkhe-treatment-at-j-j-hospital/

A population equal to Dutch are under trials in #IndianPrisons Abuse of power by #IndianPolice and impunity by #IndianPoliticians all indicate the failing #Democracy that is #NewIndia

#ModiMadeDisaster #BJP #Hindutva ideology #Govt going after dissenters makes it clear.