October 22, 2019 India: death in prison increased by 5.49 % in 2017 against 2015 News Asia India The number of unnatural deaths in prisons has increased by 15.7 per cent from 115 in 2015 to 133 in 2017.
October 15, 2019 India : central prison to get its own radio station soon News Asia India The foundation has installed the equipment and connected them with 24 speakers in every nook and corner of the prison.
October 5, 2019 India: an oasis of knowledge within Tihar prison walls News Asia India From computer applications to English, inmates are learning and imparting new skills to each other at an institute opened recently on jail premises
September 12, 2019 India: human rights panel finds 91 prisoners with broken bones in Chennai prison News Asia Torture India National human rights commission has ordered Rs 3 lakh compensation to one such victim and initiate criminal action on responsible officers.
August 20, 2019 India: overcrowding, inadequate staff and lack of menstrual products in Haryana prisons: study News Asia Overcrowding India Undignified body searches, absence of proper health and hygiene facilities for female prisoners, inadequate staff, overcrowding and racism are some of the issues afflicting prisons in Haryana, a study by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Haryana State Legal Services Authority has…
June 28, 2019 India: inmates, police clash in Ludhiana Central Jail News Asia India A violent clash broke out between inmates and police officers at Punjab’s Ludhiana Central Jail on Thursday, leaving one inmate dead and five injured. Around half a dozen police personnel also sustained injuries.
June 12, 2019 India: Amnesty International highlights human rights violations in Indian-occupied Kashmir News Asia India The Amnesty International said on Wednesday that the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) circumvents the criminal justice system in the Indian-occupied Kashmir to undermine accountability, transparency and respect for human rights. The briefing, “Tyranny of A ‘Lawless Law’: Detention without…
April 24, 2019 India: Inmates climb atop Madurai Central Prison building to stage stir News Asia India According to prison officials, the prisoners climbed atop block-3 building using the windows after strict checking to curb ganja smuggling was enforced.
March 14, 2019 India: should 400,000 prisoners get to vote in the 2019 election? News Asia India India’s preparing to vote again. Some 900 million of its 1.3 billion people are expected to exercise their franchise over April and May. Amidst this massive celebration of democracy, a small but significant section of the population is still waiting to know whether it will be part of the process. T…
May 13, 2018 India: overcrowding prisons a violation of human rights, says Supreme Court News Asia Overcrowding India There are several prisons where the overcrowding is well beyond 100% and in some cases it exceeds 150%.
October 5, 2017 India: women denied jail benefits HC asks why News Women Asia India Why are women prisoners in Tihar Jail being denied the benefit of semi-open and open prisons, the Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the jail authorities.
September 23, 2017 India: bail must not just be for rich News Asia India No one should be jailed simply because they are poor. That was the rationale brought up by a recent online campaign calling for changes to the existing bail process.
August 21, 2017 India: parliamentary panel finds inhuman condition inside Mumbai’s Byculla jail News Asia Material conditions India A 20-member team of women MPs which visited Byculla jail last month to study the conditions inside the prison, found inhuman treatment of women prisoners.
July 8, 2017 India: does anyone care what happens to women prisoners in jails? News Women Asia India Locked up behind iron bars, stuffed into the darkest corners of prison complexes, women prisoners in India face discrimination every day. From something as simple as recreation to something as complex as harassment and assault, many women prisoners live a life that is oppressive in most Indian jail…
June 27, 2017 India : Police torture reportedly leads to couple attempting self-immolation News Asia Torture India Tension prevailed at the district collectorate here today when a couple attempted to self-immolate accusing an police inspector and a retired Assistant Commissioner of police (ACP) of giving torture over a financial transaction with a private lender.
June 25, 2017 India: inmate’s death sparks riot in Byculla women’s prison News Women Asia India The death of an inmate, allegedly after being assaulted by prison guards, at the women’s prison in Byculla on Friday evening led to a riot by inmates that continued through the night and subsided only on Saturday morning. Enraged inmates set newspapers and furniture on fire and shouted slogans from…
June 14, 2017 India: prison riot: 350 inmates fight inside Dum Dum jail News Asia India KOLKATA: Around 350 inmates of Dum Dum Central Jail divided themselves into two groups of undertrials and convicts and fought a pitched battle on the jail premises since Tuesday morning. The violence -unprecedented in the recent history of the jail -left at least 13 people injured.
May 31, 2017 India: why death penalty is not the answer to sexual violence in India News Asia Violence India The death penalty is a distraction from the real measures that India needs to take to protect women’s rights to safety, writes Gopika Bashi of Amnesty International. Earlier this month in the Rohtak district of India’s northern state of Haryana, two men were arrested after the body of a young Dalit…
May 24, 2017 India : law panel for cut in undertrials’ jail time News Asia India The Law Commission is ready to submit to the Centre a set of recommendations intended to bring in revolutionary changes in bail jurisprudence which, if implemented, would help the release of the poor among the over 2.38 lakh undertrial prisoners languishing in jails for years.
April 25, 2017 India: 404 prisoners in Odisha pass the test News Asia India 194 cleared NIOS exams, 187 completed IGNOU courses, says jail official
March 31, 2017 India: inmates in Bagalkot prison go on hunger strike, demand better quality food News Asia Protest India The prisoners complained of bad food quality.
March 21, 2017 Inde : comment sortir d’une prison quand on est innocent ? News Asia India This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
January 2, 2017 India: video evidence of corruption in various jails in Maharashtra News Asia India The Anti-Corruption Bureau is in possession of video evidence of corruption in various jails in Maharashtra. The clips were submitted by a person who was not allowed to meet his relative lodged in Thane Jail until he paid a bribe to the jail staffers. Taken aback by the demand for the bribe, scienc…
November 3, 2016 Inde : une évasion digne d’un mauvais scénario de film News Asia Protest India Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
