Zeba Sikora
@zebasikora
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26-04-2014 09:44:05
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#DisbandTheCommittee rewriting criminal law enabling unfair prosecution/persecution/wrongful conviction during a pandemic disabling stakeholders resistance. Oct-9 is the last date to send objections & register yours using email drafted by Disband the Criminal Law Reform Committee!: disbandthecommittee.in/mail.html
Must must read. This stands true not just for Kashmir but for all insurgency hit/militarised parts of our country where the locals bear the worst brunt of an oppressive criminal justice system #DisbandtheCommittee #notthisway Disband the Criminal Law Reform Committee!
4 months since twitter restricted + suspended my colleague & artist Manuel Beltrán with no reason/redress this followed Manuel Beltrán's tweets around our work on political ads, @FBOversight & criticism of FB policy comms director Andy Stone @Twitter reinstate his account!
Harsh punishments like death sentences for sexual offenses, create under-reporting and low convictions, because abusers are often known persons enmeshed in survivors' lives. Death penalty makes investigations harder. -Zeba Sikora, Project 39A #TraffickingBill2021 Laws of Social Reproduction ⚖️♀️
Our online courses ‘Decoding forensic for legal professionals’ & ‘Forensic Mental Health and Criminal Justice’ are live now on FutureLearn. We thank our collaborators Eleos Justice at @MonashLaw for their support in making this happen. Join now! futurelearn.com/partners/proje…
Are practices/ procedures in magistrate courts effective in ensuring custodial safeguards? As we embark on this important social-legal study, we are looking for researchers to join us at Project 39A, National Law University, Delhi . Deadline: 16 Sept (Friday) project39a.com/career
Last date- Sep 16, 2022:Reposting this call for researchers interested in working with Project 39A, National Law University, Delhi on the role of magistrates in ensuring constitutional & statutory custodial safeguards in Delhi courts. Here is the link that describes the project briefly & positions. Do share.
Justice for custodial violence is often imagined after such violence has taken place, but constitutional safeguards can ensure justice & dignity at the first point of interaction with the lower judiciary- imp study on role of magistrates in Delhi courts at Project 39A, National Law University, Delhi. Do apply!
There are serious red flags in the new criminal law Bills. Significant expansion of police custody durations along with very vague and broadly defined offences present a significant civil liberties threat. Zeba Sikora and I write for the The Indian Express indianexpress.com/article/opinio…
Read my & Zeba Sikora's Hindustan Times piece on whether a person can be protected from custodial violence during first productions.Constitutional & Statutory safeguards require that the magistrate ensure the rights of liberty, safety & dignity.Project 39A, National Law University, Delhi 1/5 hindustantimes.com/opinion/courts…