#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…

A very broad request requesting your indulgence. What are some of your recommendations to read on magistrate courts in India? Any suggestions-reports, books, case studies, chapters, research in media outlets, archival materials, films- would be welcome. Thanks so much in advance.

Call for Researchers Empirical, socio-legal study examining custodial safeguards in magistrate courts Deadline - 16 Sept 2022 project39a.com/career

Really exciting empirical research on custodial safeguards in magistrate courts brewing at Project 39A👇🏽

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

Our Constitution guarantees certain safeguards against excesses, but are they really followed in spirit and letter? Apply now to be part of the study that seeks to understand if and how our constitution is followed at a crucial stage of the criminal justice process!

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!

Statement. #Perarivalan #CriminalJustice

Revised #CriminalLawBills introduced in #Parliament. There are few changes besides rectification of errors and resolution of anomalies; crucially, the definition of 'terrorist act' has been brought in line with #UAPA. We highlight the key changes here: bit.ly/3tfT7Cu

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…

In this episode of the In Focus podcast, Zeba Sikora speaks to G Sampath about the major changes in the criminal law Bills, and whether they enhance or curtail civil liberties. trib.al/7xiboHq

📢 Join us for the launch event & panel discussion for our new report 'Magistrates & Constitutional Protections: An Ethnographic Study of First Production & Remand in Delhi Courts'. 📅 Friday, 3 May 2024, 5:30pm 📍 Multipurpose Hall, India International Centre, New Delhi

🚨 Happening tomorrow!

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…