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திமுக ஆட்சியில் அதிகரித்து வரும் போலி மோதல் கொலைகள்

75 இயக்கங்களின் கூட்டறிக்கை

பிரிவு: பெரியார் முழக்கம் - ஏப்ரல் 2025  வெளியிடப்பட்டது: 14 ஏப்ரல் 2025

தமிழ்நாட்டில் திமுக ஆட்சியில் அதிகரித்து வரும் என்கவுண்டரை (Extrajudicial Killings) கண்டித்து 75 இயக்கங்கள் கூட்டாக வெளியிடும் கண்டன கூட்டறிக்கை

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Opinion: TN’s ‘encounters’ are unbecoming of a government with social justice principles

 

When the State praises ‘encounter specialists’ like S Velladurai IPS for their extra-constitutional acts, and spares ‘torture specialists’ like Balvir Singh IPS, police accountability goes for a toss.

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NHRC urged to lift Andhra HC stay on Chittoor encounter case

It also directed the AP government to pay Rs 5 lakh interim relief to kin of each victims and suggested a CBI probe into the incident

MADURAI: The Joint Action Against Custodial Torture -Tamil Nadu & Puducherry (JAACTTN) has urged the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to take steps to get the interim stay of Andhra Pradesh High Court vacated so that the commission’s directions regarding the Chittoor encounter killings can be implemented.

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பெருகும் குற்றங்கள்... சறுக்கும் காவல்துறை...

என்ன செய்யப் போகிறார் முதல்வர்?

 

"காவல்துறை யாருக்குமே பதில் சொல்ல அவசியமில்லாத சூழல் இங்கே உருவாகிவிட்டது. முதல்வரின் பொறுப்பில் இருக்கிறது காவல்துறை. இந்த நான்காண்டுகளில் எத்தனையோ நிறுவனங்களில் அவர் ஆய்வு செய்திருக்கிறார். காவல் துறையில் ஆய்வு செய்திருக்கிறாரா..?" என்று கேள்வியெழுப்புகிறார் மனித உரிமைச் செயற்பாட்டாளரும் வழக்கறிஞருமான ஹென்றி டி.பேன்.

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History sheeter shot dead by TN cops, second killing in a week

Police have gunned down Subash Chandra Bose, a history sheeter, allegedly in an act of self-defence.

Days after the alleged “encounter” of a chain snatcher in Chennai, a history sheeter has been shot dead by police in Madurai. Extrajudicial killings are often described as “encounters” by police. The deceased, identified as Subash Chandra Bose, was killed on the night of March 31. Police have again claimed it an act of self-defence. 

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Madurai activist moves court seeking protection under Witness Protection Scheme

Updated - April 22, 2025 02:50 pm IST - MADURAI

A Madurai-based activist facing threat from quarry operators has filed a petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking a direction to police to provide adequate protection to him and his family under the Witness Protection Scheme.

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Civil society coalition demands reforms as NHRC faces global accreditation review

 

By A Representative 

The All India Network of NGOs and Individuals (AiNNI) has launched a three-day social media campaign, #ReformNHRC, urging systemic changes to India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) as it undergoes a critical re-accreditation review by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). 

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Pudukkottai activist murder: Cops deny protest seeking justice for Jagaber Ali

HRDA has sought a transfer of the Jagaber Ali murder case to the CB-CID Special Police Department under the supervision of the High Court and compensation for his family.

The Pudukkottai town police have denied permission for a protest organised by Human Rights Defenders’ Alert (HRDA) demanding justice for the murder of whistleblower K Jagaber Ali. The protest, scheduled for Saturday, March 15, was rejected on grounds of location constraints.

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