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‘They were kind to me’: How political prisoner Binayak Sen was treated in jail by fellow inmates
15 Jan 2025 05:17 GMT
Binayak Sen completed his MBBS from Christian … (Retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt of India, in his article on October … 2011, the Supreme Court of India granted him bail after questioning … out the contradictions in their human rights reports. One of my proudest …
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Sunday book pick: Namita Gokhale’s ‘Priya’ is an unexpected socialite drama about a nation in flux
26 Oct 2025 10:42 GMT
… turns up as an activist campaigning for Binayak Sen’s release from jail … in new “Indyaa” – an India where numerology is hard science … This is, after all, “new India, half dream, half nightmare.”
Paro … into an entire generation of Indians, who, not too long …
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Focus on human rights as Kolkata remembers Father Stan Swamy
06 Jul 2022 23:18 GMT
… his legacy.”
Lawyers and human rights organisations also met at … by activists, including writer Bolan Gangopadhyay, Sujato Bhadra and Binayak Sen, who … conventions of human rights,” said Bhadra.
Advocate and human rights activist Ananda Mukhopadhyay …
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‘10-11 BNP leaders, activists joined video conference to plan arson attack on train,’ DB chief says after interrogation
06 Jan 2024 12:08 GMT
… other arrestees are Jubo Dal activists Mohammad Mansur Alam, Rasel, Salauddin … , says economist Binayak Sen
“Some 10-11 BNP leaders and activists joined a … , several groups of Jubo Dal activists from Lalbagh initiated the arson …
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Sedition law in India, Article 311 of the Constitution; and more
23 Nov 2023 17:03 GMT
… Galwan incident, which compelled India to counter-mobilise in … fully committed to safeguarding India’s interests across … subsequent rulings — Dr. Vinayak Binayak Sen v. State of Chhattisgarh ( … contact priya.shukla@indianexpress.com
The Indian Express UPSC Hub …
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The ‘Encounter Raj’ mindset: Stop mocking those who stand for human rights. Demonising them endangers every citizen
15 Jul 2020 15:47 GMT
… in a democracy. In India, however, they are lauded … in 2011, granting bail to Binayak Sen, the Supreme Court held: … the government narrative of regarding human rights activists as “urban Naxals” or … a highly dangerous turn for India’s democracy.
DISCLAIMER : …
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Activist Ilina, wife of Binayak Sen, passes away
10 Aug 2020 01:17 GMT
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A Look at Justice U.U. Lalit's Career, India's Next Chief Justice
11 Aug 2022 16:20 GMT
… the bail plea of Dr. Binayak Sen.
Lalit was also part of … Shayara Bano versus Union of India where a 3:2 majority … bench which declined bail to activist Gautam Navlakha in the Elgar … in the controversial verdict on Indian Penal Code Section 498A, pertaining …
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India’s draconian sedition law
29 May 2022 15:54 GMT
… punishment for sedition. The Indian Penal Code was enacted in … -examine the provision (The Indian Express
Monday, May 23, … subsequent rulings — Dr. Vinayak Binayak Sen v. State of Chhattisgarh (2011 … application of the provision.
India’s Supreme Court agreed to …
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Sedition law in India being examined by country's top court
06 Mar 2022 06:29 GMT
… only continued to cover alleged human rights abuses carried out by the … Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre told RFI.
"Yet the deep state in India continues … Roy, folk singer S. Kovan, activist Binayak Sen, political cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, former …