Prisoner’s dignity? That’s a joke

Tuesday 25 September '07

It was 42 degrees in the shade and just past noon. The shabby, filthy court was filling up. Witnesses, lawyers, relations were shuffling shoulder to shoulder on to the narrow wooden benches.

Fight to Information

Monday 30 October '06

Aware of their rights, the witnesses used the Act to find out how frequently parole was granted to those convicted of complicity in the Gujarat riots

Will government defy cynics, make good on police reform?

Monday 9 October '06

Here is a real chance where honesty of purpose in reforming this fundamental institution will have a powerful knock-on effect in reforming other government agencies as well

Prisoners of state apathy

Saturday 24 June '06

The latest CrPC amendment on undertrials at least recognises that there is a real problem of justice delivery