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DSLSA opposes plea seeking deferment in surrendering prisoners above 65 ye
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The Delhi State Legal Service Authority (DSLSA) on Wednesday opposed the petition seeking directions to Delhi Government and DG Prison to defer the surrendering of the Prisoners above 65 years and Prisoners suffering from comorbid medical conditions.
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Female convict moves HC, seeks COVID-19 vaccine for jail staff, security p
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): A female life convict has approached the Delhi High Court on Saturday seeking direction to ensure COVID-19 vaccination for jail staff, security persons, and all prisoners lodged in Delhi jails in the larger interest of prisoners and jail administratio
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Hearing of plea in Delhi HC seeking to defer surrender of prisoners above
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned the matter to February 22 on a plea seeking direction to the Delhi Government and Director General of Prisons to defer the surrender of prisoners above 65 years and those suffering from comorbidities.
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PIL in Delhi High Court seeks vaccination of all prisoners out on bail for
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): A petition has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Centre and Delhi Government to arrange and facilitate COVID-19 vaccination of all prisoners who were out on bail.
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Plea in Delhi HC to defer surrender of prisoners above 65 years amid pande
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): A petition has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Delhi government and Director General Prisons to defer the surrendering of prisoners above 65 years and prisoners suffering from comorbid medical conditions.
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Convicts with good conduct given jobs at fuel station in MP's Indore
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 7 (ANI): In a bid to rehabilitate the prisoners and ex-cons, Indore's Central Jail has started a fuel station outside the city jail, which will be operated by convicts with good conduct.
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Advocate seeks extension of emergency parole to prisoners above 65 years o
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): An advocate has written to Delhi High Court Chief Justice DN Patel seeking an extension of emergency parole to prisoners above 65 years of age and prisoners prone to COVID-19 infection.
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Myanmar rights group says at least 133 officials detained in military coup
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 5 (ANI): Myanmar's Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a human rights group said on Thursday that 133 people in the country's leadership positions were detained in the military coup that took place earlier this week.
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Pakistan has acknowledged 270 Indian fishermen in its custody, government
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): There were 77 Pakistan fishermen and 263 Pakistan civilian prisoners in India's custody while Pakistan has acknowledged that 270 fishermen and 49 civilian prisoners, who are Indian or believed to be Indian, are in their jails, the government told the Raj
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Pentagon pauses plan to offer COVID-19 vaccine to Guantanamo Bay prisoners
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): The Pentagon (the US Department of Justice Headquarters) on Saturday announced that it is pausing the vaccination of Guantanamo Bay detainees against COVID-19.
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21 prisoners released for good conduct from Indore jail on Republic Day
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 27 (ANI): On the occasion of Republic Day, 21 prisoners on Tuesday were released from the Central Jail in Indore due to their good conduct, after they tested negative for COVID-19. All of them were serving life sentences in murder cases.
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USCIRF calls Pak to release Ramzan Bibi who is detained under blasphemy la
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 07 (ANI): United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner James W. Carr on Thursday announced his adoption of Ramzan Bibi, an Ahmadi woman detained in Pakistan under the controversial blasphemy law, through the Religious Prisoners of
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