In UAPA Process is the Punishment feat. Shadan Farasat

The death of Father Stan Swamy, an 80 year old who was in prison for 9 months, facing charges of terrorism, has once again focused sharp attention on the issue of human rights. A crusader for the rights of tribals, Father Swamy has been started under the dreaded Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, which allows the police to hold the accused for almost unlimited period and bail is virtually impossible to get. 15 others including Prof. Anand Teltumbde and trade unionist and activist Sudha Bhardwaj have been in jail for 3 years also under this very law. Human rights have always been a controversial subject in India. Governments have been openly hostile and the public suspicious of what they mean. This has allowed the police, under all kind of political dispensations, to reply disregard civil liberties laws and arrest suspects at random, many of whom are found to be totally innocent many years later.

What exactly do we mean by missing human rights?

On this episode, host Sidharth Bhatia is joined by advocate Shadan Farasat, who had defended many individuals targeted by the State. A graduate of the National Law School of India and Harvard, he practises in the Supreme Court. His areas of practise include Constitutional Law, Civil and Criminal Law and also Commercial Law.

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