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INDIA – DEMOCRATIC OR QUASI-DEMOCRATIC?
On June 6, 2020, Ms. Supriya Sharma and Mr. Naresh Fernandes, Executive Editor and Chief Editor of Scroll.in, were arrested for the offences punishable under Section 269 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 3 (1)(r) and 3 (1)(s) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for…
LGBTQ+ phobia: Stop using Religion as a defense!
In celebration of pride month, throughout this blog post, attempts will be made to highlight how religious beliefs should not and cannot be used to defend homophobic transphobic and biphobic feelings or actions. Keep in mind that this post will not attempt to show how religions endorse the LGBTQ+ community as there is a lot…
Police Brutality in India: The System Needs to Change!
The earliest mentions of police brutality in India can be traced to British India when the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in 1919. With systematic oppression over centuries and blatant disregard for human rights, police brutality has been indoctrinated in the Indian mindset. Getting picked up by police and being subject to custodial violence is…
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Pursuit of Tolerance 