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Delhi Govt working to shift Tihar Jail, expand courts: CM Rekha Gupta
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday announced plans to relocate Tihar Jail, South Asia's largest prison complex, to the city's outskirts to alleviate severe overcrowding and improve prison conditions.
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Imran Khan "kept in illegal isolation", says sister Aleema as PTI stages p
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Imran Khan's sisters and PTI leaders protested outside Adiala Jail, alleging he is being tortured and kept in isolation. A rare visit revealed claims of "psychological" and "mental torture," prompting strong reactions from Pakistan's army and government, which later banned further meetings o
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Inside Arthur Road Jail: Belgian Court shown pictures of barrack where Meh
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Detailed architectural drawings and interior images of Mumbai's high-security Arthur Road Jail, where fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi would be lodged if extradited, have been presented before a Belgian court as part of India's affidavit assuring humane detention conditions.
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Imran Khan urges PTI unity ahead of August 5 protest, warns against infigh
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Jailed PTI founder Imran Khan urged party unity ahead of an August 5 protest marking his incarceration anniversary. Criticising weak momentum and internal rifts, he warned of expulsions. He also condemned judicial bias and poor prison conditions. His sons raised health concerns in meetings w
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Pakistan government "rarely took credible steps" to identify, punish offic
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The US released a report "2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" on Tuesday, highlighting the human rights abuses in various countries.
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Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs recommends MHA to give clear defin
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The committee's recommendation comes in its 245th report on the subject ‘Prison - Conditions, Infrastructure and Reforms’. The report was summitted in both the Houses of Parliament (the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha) on Thursday.
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Indian govt's assurances on prison conditions inadequate, says Nirav Modi'
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], May 12 (ANI): Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's lawyer, during the extradition trial in London's Westminster Magistrates' Court, said that 'Indian government's assurances on prison conditions are inadequate' and that 'he has a potentially serious mental health condition that may
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Egypt's former presidential candidate suffers heart attacks in prison, cla
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], July 1 (ANI): Egypt's former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh suffered two heart attacks in prison within twenty-four hours, said his son adding that his father may die due to "inhumane prison conditions and deliberate abuse" he is being subjected to in jail.
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Mallya extradition hearing: Defence witness recounts 'appalling' prison co
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
By Poonam Joshi
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