People's Watch in Media
A fortnight ago, the human rights organisation People’s Watch, which is assisting victims, filed another application in connection with the custodial torture under Section 7 (1) of the Act to the PIO of the collectorate. The PIO replied to...
Henri Tiphagne, the executive director of People’s Watch, told VICE World News that while Balveer Singh’s case highlights the rampant abuse of power by top-ranking police, it is also exceptional. “In cases of torture, top cops prefer to...
மதுரை மாவட்டம் திருமங்கலம் அருகே பேக்குளம் கிராமத்தில் கோவிலுக்குள் செல்ல அஞ்சும் பட்டியலின மக்கள்...பட்டியலின மக்களை ஆண்டாண்டு காலமாக ஆட்டிப் படைக்கும் தீண்டாமைக் கொடுமை. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-8idZS_EXA
People’s Watch had earlier condemned the inhuman treatment meted out to a group of persons accused in an attempt to murder case by a team of police officers, led by Balveer Singh, who is under suspension now. “Why did...
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), a network of civil society organisations fighting against torture, summary executions, enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions, has written to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, expressing serious concern over cases of custodial torture reported from...
Human rights organisation 'People's Watch' sent a memorandum to P Amudha, the high-level inquiry officer who is conducting inquiry into the Ambasamudram custodial torture case, on Wednesday. In the letter, Henri Tiphagne, executive director of 'People's Watch', urged...
People's Watch submitted a memorandum to P Amudha, the high-level inquiry officer appointed by the government to probe the Ambasamudram custodial torture incident, on violation of legal standards in the case. People's Watch executive director Henri Tiphagne said...
People’s Watch has submitted a memorandum to Senior IAS officer P. Amudha, the high-level inquiry officer appointed by the State government to undertake investigations into the incidents of torture under Ambasamudram police sub division, on the violation of legal...
Rights activists lament that the Tamil Nadu government is proceeding rather slowly in the custodial torture case. “Media and public pressure alone have led to the few follow-ups,” claimed Henri Tiphagne, executive director, People’s Watch, a Madurai-based human rights...
However, human rights activist and executive director of People’s Watch Henri Tiphagne was disappointed with the decision. He said the government was taking a “circuitous” route “only to avoid registration of an FIR” against the IPS officer and others...