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21 Jun 2018 People’s Watch condemns arrest of lawyer and human rights defender S. Vanchinathan and fears use of Preventive Detention law being used Press Releases Madurai, Tamil Nadu

People’s Watch condemns the midnight arrest of Mr. S. Vanchinathan, Advocate, Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court and State organizer of the Human Rights Protection Council as well as one of the Members of the Save MKU Movement...

#Vanchinathan, #Advocate, #Arrest, #HumanRightsDefender, #SaveMKU, #HumanRightsProtectionCouncil, #AntiSterliteMovement, #ThoothukudiPoliceFiring
21 Jun 2018 HRDA moves NHRC against the arbitrary arrests of three environmental activists Press Releases Madurai, Tamil Nadu

The Human Rights Defenders Alert-India (HRDA) has moved the National Human Rights Council (NHRC) on June 21, 2018 against the arbitrary arrests of Mr. Piyush Manush, Mr. Mansoor Ali Khan and Ms. M Valarmathi in Salem, Tamil Nadu. The...

#Human Rights Defenders Alert-India, #HRDA, #HumanRightsDefender, #Environment, #PiyushManush, #MansoorAliKhan, #Valarmathi, #HenriTiphagne
22 May 2018 People’s Watch calls for the order of immediate closure of Sterlite Copper Smelter Plant No. 1 and for the stoppage of construction at the Copper Smelter Plant No.2, by the Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy Press Releases Madurai, Tamilnadu

People’s Watch calls for the order of immediate closure of Sterlite Copper Smelter Plant No. 1 and for the stoppage of construction at the Copper Smelter Plant No.2, by the Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy. People’s Watch would...

#SterliteProtests, #PoliceFiring, #PoliceExcess, #StreliteStuggle, #ShootingonSterliteProtestors, #SterliteKillings, #PeoplesWatch
4 May 2018 Reject death penalty for child rape cases, focus on ending impunity for sexual violence Press Releases

(New Delhi, Paris) The Indian Parliament should reject a Cabinet ordinance that would introduce the death penalty for cases of rape of girls under the age of 12, FIDH and its member organizations People’s Watch and Commonwealth Human Rights...

#PressRelease, #DeathPenalty, #SexualAssault, #Rape, #Children, #Judiciary, #Justice, #ChildRights, #Legal
25 Apr 2018 People's Watch Press Release Against Madurai Kamaraj University Registrar's Undemocratic Statement Press Releases Madurai, Tamil Nadu

People’s Watch demands the withdrawal of the Madurai Kamaraj University Registrar’s Undemocratic Statement/Circular Warning Action Against Those Participating In Protests & Demonstrations.

#MKU, #MaduraiKamarajUniversity, #VC, #ViceChancellor, #Registrar, #PeoplesWatch
17 Apr 2018 People's Watch urges recall of MKU VC's Committee Against Prof. Nirmala Devi Press Releases Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Press Statement People's Watch urges recall of MKU VC's Committee Against Prof. Nirmala Devi. People’s Watch denounces the speed and urgency of the actions initiated by the Vice Chancellor of the Madurai Kamaraj University, Mr. P.P. Chelladurai, against Prof. Nirmala Devi. People’s Watch further condemns Mr. P.P. Chelladurai’s announcement that a ‘committee’, led by a Senate member of the University, will conduct an enquiry into the allegations made against Prof. Nirmala Devi. 

#PeoplesWatch, #MKU, #MaduraiKamarajUniversity, #ProfNirmalaDevi, #Sexualharassment, #sexualharassmentofwomenatworkplaceAct2013, #sexualharassmentofwomenatworkplace, #ViceChancellor, #Chancellor
15 Feb 2018 Press Release : Opinion of UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention over the arrest and detention of Mr. Thirumurgan Gandhi in Tamil Nadu Press Releases Madurai, Tamil Nadu

15.02.2018 Press Release Opinion of UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention over the arrest and detention of Mr. Thirumurgan Gandhi in Tamil Nadu...

#PeoplesWatch, #Thirumurugan, #UNWorkingGrouponArbitraryDetention, #UNWGAD, #HenriTiphagne, #UN, #UnitedNations
15 Feb 2018 பத்திரிக்கை செய்தி-மே 17 இயக்கத்தை சேர்ந்த திருமுருகன் காந்தி குண்டர் தடுப்பு சட்டத்தின் கீழ் கைது செய்யப்பட்ட விவகாரத்தில் ஐ.நா. வின் நிபுணர் குழு விசாரித்து தனது அறிக்கையை வெளியிட்டுள்ளது Press Releases Madurai, Tamil Nadu

15.02.2018 பத்திரிக்கை செய்தி மே 17 இயக்கத்தை சேர்ந்த திருமுருகன் காந்தி குண்டர் தடுப்பு சட்டத்தின் கீழ் கைது செய்யப்பட்ட விவகாரத்தில் ஐ.நா. வின் நிபுணர் குழு விசாரித்து தனது அறிக்கையை வெளியிட்டுள்ளது 2009 ஆம் ஆண்டு இலங்கையில் நடைபெற்ற இனப்படுகொலையில்...

#Thirumurugan, #UNWGAD, #UN, #UnitedNations, #UNWorkingGrouponArbitraryDetention
12 Dec 2017 People’s Watch condemns the police action to prevent the right to freedom of assembly in Kanyakumari district Press Releases Madurai, Tamil Nadu

People’s Watch condemns the police action to prevent the right to freedom of assembly in Kanyakumari district People’s Watch vehemently condemns the orchestrated enthusiasm of the Kanyakumari district police in registering criminal cases against...

#PeoplesWatch, #Ockhi, #Protest, #PeacefulAssembly, #FreedomOfAssembly, #CycloneOckhi, #OckhiCyclone


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