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Open Letter to the Bar Council of India seeking for reduction in enrolment fees, signed by over 700 lawyers, Law Students and others
AILAJ has represented the following letter to the Bar Council of India: 1st July 2023 To, Chairman, Bar Council of India, 21, Rouse Avenue Institutional Area, Near Bal Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 002. Dear Sir, Sub: Urgent Appeal for reduction of enrolment fees. Ref: (1) Judgment of the Supreme Court in Bar Council…
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Statement on the Televised Murder of Atiq and Ashraf
“We are not oblivious of the fact that police in India has to perform a difficult and delicate task, particularly, when many hardcore criminals, like, extremists, terrorists, drug peddlers, smugglers who have organized gangs, have taken strong roots in the society but then such criminals must be dealt with by the police in an efficient…
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Solidarity Report: Atrocities against Dalits in Haveri, Karnataka
Executive Summary In Haveri District, Karnataka, caste discrimination and violence is a daily reality for members of the Dalit community. Ranging from social and economic boycotts to perpetuation of manual scavenging and denial of access to public facilities including public taps, temples and burial grounds, the guarantees of equality and liberation by the Indian Constitution…