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An UN-appointed independent rights expert has spoken out following the death in custody of a renowned Catholic priest, who suffered from Parkinson’s Disease. 16 July 2021. Stan Swamy, who was 84, was jailed last October on terrorism charges which UN Special Rapporteur highlighting the work of human rights defenders worldwide, …

By Dr Ram Puniyani Full name of Father Stan Swami Father Stan Swami : The  oldest person to have been accused of terrorism by NIA On 5th July 2021, India’s human rights movement lost one of its dogged and principled workers Fr. Stanislaus Lourduswamy, popularly call Stan Swamy. He breathed …

New Delhi, 12th July 2021: Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju wrote a short article on Hastakshep News condemning Father Stan Swamy (After Mother Teresa, Justice Katju criticized Father Stan Swamy). Now he has written a long post after the debate on his verified Facebook page, in which he …

Stan Swamy By Justice Markandey Katju Many people have condoned the death of Stanislaus Lourduswamy, popularly known as Stan Swamy, a Jesuit priest who had been in jail since his arrest in October 2020, after having been charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in connection with the Bhima Koregaon …

By Vidya Bhushan Rawat The death of Father Stan Swamy in Custody is a reminder of how India’s criminal justice system has collapsed and is being used by the party in power to criminalise the activists, writers, dissenters and political opponents. One need not think too much of it but …

World over Adivasis or indigenous communities’ territorial rights have been respected and 'consultation' is essential to initiative any developmental process in the region.

It is good to see Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren speaking so powerfully against the arrest of Father Stan Swamy. Many other voices are speaking against his arrest. The 81-year-old Stan has been working in Jharkhand for years and has Centre at Bagaicha has been a place for the Adivasis …