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Trial in Manipur ethnic violence cases needs to be expedited: SCThe Supreme Court is pushing for faster trials in the Manipur ethnic violence cases. Authorities have been asked to submit a status report....
Who is Meenu Batra? The 53-year-old Indian-origin interpreter detained by ICE after 35 years in the USMeenu Batra, a 53-year-old Indian-origin legal interpreter, was detained by ICE in Texas while traveling for a legal case. Despite having v...
Undemocratic practice from colonial era: Shashi Tharoor urges SC to limit detention as Centre releases Sonam WangchukAs the Centre decided to revoke the detention of Sonam Wangchuk with immediate effect, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor welcomed the decision and...
Sweeping legal claim from Trump admin: Citizens can be deported without due process and left abroad without reprieveThe Trump administration is asserting the authority to deport anyone, including American citizens, without due process, according to a Supr...
Is Donald Trump deporting migrants to the infamous Guantanamo Bay? Inside the prison that’s been called a 'living hell'President Donald Trump has proposed using Guantanamo Bay, a prison notorious for human rights abuses, to detain deported migrants as part o...
All is not bad; many migrants arrested for deportation in Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown have been releasedLatest developments have revealed something kind of unusual during recent times that numerous migrants who were actually arrested for depor...
Sonam Wangchuk detained again after release, indefinite fast continuesClimate activist Sonam Wangchuk and 150 others from Ladakh, protesting for statehood and constitutional amendments, have continued their fa...
Australia proposes law to allow prison time for high-risk migrants who breach visa conditionsMigrants with criminal records in Australia will face up to five years in prison for breaching their visa conditions under emergency legisl...
Australian court rules terrorists can be imprisoned longerAustralia introduced the law as the number of extremists held in prisons on terror-related convictions was increasing and public concerns g...
Govt should look at alternatives to detention centres: Legal expertsInstead of keeping those identified as 'foreigners' under the NRC in detention centres, the government must find alternatives, legal expert...
Assam faces SC ire over small no. of ‘foreigners’CJI Gogoi demanded to know what the state had done about repatriating those identified as foreigners.
Supreme Court says government policy on repatriation of foreigners slow, suggests refugee status to deal with problemThe top court asked the government to why foreigners must be detained indefinitely if at all and also details of its deportation policy.
SC seeks information on detention centres, foreigners detained in AssamThe apex court asked the Centre to provide various details about the detention centres, the period of detention of detainees and the status...
- Indian-American lawmakers slam Trump's new executive order on family separation
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said Trump's new executive order allows for indefinite detention of families which is absolutely unacceptable...
JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik stage sit-in at Budshah ChowkBusiness activities also came to a halt in Budshah Chowk, including Lal Chowk and Residency Road, due to the tense situation following the ...
- Lokpal Bill: Team Anna Hazare to move Supreme Court against detentions; Delhi police detains Anna Hazare,Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and Shanti Bhushan
Anna Hazare team said they will approach the SC against detention of Gandhian and his supporters ahead of the proposed indefinite fast.
- Terror suspect Headley's detention hearing deferred indefinitely
The detention hearing of terror suspect David Coleman Headley, arrested by the FBI for plotting attacks in India at the behest of Lashkar-e...