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Around 6,900 inmates become literate in last one year, 57 take post gradua
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The prisoners are being made literate under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (education for all) campaign of the Indian government. There are about 6900 inmates who became literates in the last one year.
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Uttarakhand: 44 prisoners found HIV-positive in Haldwani jail
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to Dr Singh, the number of HIV-positive prisoners in jail is increasing continuously which has created a stir in the jail administration.
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1,768 convicts, undertrial prisoners return to Delhi jails after COVID par
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
After Supreme Court's order, 1,768 prisoners including undertrials and convicts who were on parole since COViD pandemic, have surrendered at various jails in the national capital so far, said Delhi Prisons.
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Centre to launch special scheme to provide financial support to poor priso
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
he Centre on Friday said that it has decided to launch a special scheme 'Support for Poor Prisoners' to provide financial support to poor people languishing in jails and are unable to afford the penalty or the bail amount.
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Centre mulls support to prisoners unable to secure bail due to financial c
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Central government will provide financial support to states in order to extend relief to those poor prisoners who are unable to avail bail or get released from prison due to non-payment of fines on account of financial constraints, a statement from Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said
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Pakistan: Content against minorities in textbooks has increased, says repo
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) issued the "Human Rights Observer 2023", an annual fact sheet. The report covers five key issues impacting religious minorities including discrimination in the education system, the prevalence of forced faith conversions, abuse of blasphemy laws, the estab
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Pakistan: Human Rights Observer report highlights increase in content agai
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) on Thursday issued the "Human Rights Observer 2023", an annual fact sheet. The report covers five key issues impacting religious minorities including discrimination in the education system, the prevalence of forced faith conversions, abuse of blasphemy law
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Manhunt on for hardcore militant after Arunachal's Khonsa jailbreak
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The escaped prisoners include Roksen Homcha Lowang (hardcore militant of NSCN- K Niki Sumi faction) and Titpu Kitnya who were lodged at Khonsa jail.
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Pakistan: Adiala Jail fails to provide facilities to prisoners due to shor
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The management of Adiala jail has failed to give maximum facilities to inmates. Shortage of funds has caused hindrances in the completion of new barracks as water, electricity, gas and sanitation issues have affected the capital, Dawn reported.
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SC directs all convicts, undertrials released during Covid-19 pandemic to
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar issued this direction while dealing with the matter relating to the contagion of Covid 19 Virus in Prisons.
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China's "Organ Procurement" continues to remain a concern for US
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The communist regime's systematic act of forcibly taking organs from prisoners of conscience for sale first came to light around 2006 after several whistleblowers came forward to The Epoch Times, This has gained growing attention in recent years. The European Parliament as well as dozens of
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SC looking for alternative to death by hanging, seeks data from Centre
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to provide data which may point to the less painful, more dignified and socially acceptable methods of executing prisoners other than death by hanging.
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