Sweeping seizure of electronic devices of journalists en masse without notices/warrants or presence of forensic teams or sharing of hash values rides roughshod over democratic principles, due process of law & freedom of speech. No other way to describe this act.

In solidarity with those subjected to the high handedness of a tyrannical state which is forgetting that it too is subject to the Constitution.

Unprecedentedly, govt hurriedly issued 2 PIB India releases denying #tbdrugshortage. But situation on-ground is diff 👇 - If meds are thr, why aren't they reaching patients? - What worries me most: Missing treatment is a recipe to promote more drug-resistance! Central TB Division | #TBMuktBharat

Explosions are heard in the background as Refaat Alareer gives his testimony of living under Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. "The whole room is filled with gunpowder," Refaat in Gaza 🇵🇸 says. "We don't deserve this. We're not animals like the Israelis think. Our kids deserve better."

📢81.5 cr Indians exposed by the recent Aadhaar data breach A stark reminder of the need to protect sensitive data like health records. Shivangi Rai & Shefali Malhotra of C-HELP discuss the neglected safeguards in the DPDP Act, 2023 Full article here- shorturl.at/bNUV1

The Director of the UN's New York office just resigned after thirty years at the organisation over the UN's handling of the ongoing genocide of Palestinians. The entirety of his resignation letter is a necessary read but this first page blew me away.

📢We’re #hiring Senior Program Associate – Digital Health Technology, Governance and Society We are looking for people passionate to work at the intersection of Digital Health Technology, Law and Human Rights. ⚖ Find more details here- linkedin.com/jobs/view/3775…

On 7 Dec 2023, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court quashed the preventive detention of Aasif Sultan, the longest imprisoned #Indian #journalist. Sultan has been in jail for > 5 yrs. The court called the detention order “illegal & “unsustainable” THREAD 1/7

A civil judge in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh has asked for permission from the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud to end her life, following the “abuse” and “harassment” she had endured in her career". The judge says she was sexually harassed by a district judge

#WATCH | Delhi: Wrestler Sakshi Malik breaks down as she leaves after addressing a press conference. Former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's aide Sanjay Singh has been elected as the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India.

Men will spend a lifetime asking women why they didn’t register a complaint against their sexual harasser. They’ll ignore all the examples of when speaking up caused a woman more trauma than remaining quiet, when it caused her to quit her job, her passion, her everything.

The blog explains how, despite masquerading as a voluntary service, Digiyatra is exploitative of consent and leads to compromised autonomy. Read the blog here: bit.ly/3V9HVmw

Public apology on false claims regarding products of pathanjali.

HIND’S HALL. Once it’s up on streaming all proceeds to UNRWA.

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI NazariyaQFRG SAATHII Concerns raised about stakeholder consultation: failure to publish a #public notice, closed-door consultations, unreasonably short deadlines to make submissions, prioritizing ‘experts’ from Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy over #LGBTQIA+ people’s collectives. 🧵 (4/n) #Inclusion

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI NazariyaQFRG SAATHII We call upon Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI to: Hold a fresh round of open #consultations at the regional level Grant at least 30 days for all #LGBTQIA+ people to make submissions Demand that Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy recuse itself from the process 🧵(n/n) #LGBTQ #Equality #India #policy

We have tried to jot down something that was really really bothering us about the whole Kolkata hospital rape & murder, and the aftermath that followed in this article for the Indian Express. Happy to receive any feedback or comments. indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

🇫🇷 A #French pensioner went on trial Monday accused of recruiting dozens of strangers online to #rape his wife after he #drugged her into unconsciouness. Fifty other men are also on trial in #Avignon for allegedly participating in the abuse. Emerald Maxwell has the story ⤵️

दोन्ही लेकरांचे ‘मृतदेह’ खांद्यावर घेऊन चिखलातून वाट शोधत पुढे जात असलेले हे दाम्पत्य गडचिरोली जिल्ह्यातील अहेरी तालुक्यातील आहे. आजोळी आलेल्या दोन भावंडांना ताप आला. वेळेत उपचार मिळाले नाही. दोन तासांतच दोघांचीही प्रकृती खालावली व दीड तासांच्या अंतराने दोघांनीही अखेरचा श्वास