SC/ST PoA Act – Page 2 – Human Rights Advocacy and Research Foundation

Fact finding on Ramkumar’s suicide death in Puzhal Prison

Post author:media
Post published:25 September 2016
Post category:Custodial justice SCs and STs PoA

The alleged suicide of murder suspect P.Ramkumar in the high security Puzhal Central Prison in Chennai on 18 September 2016 has given rise to many questions and doubts. The prison…

Implementation of SC and ST act

Status: Implementation of SCs and STs (PoA) Act in Tamil Nadu (1995-2015)

Post author:media
Post published:10 September 2016
Post category:SCs and STs PoA

Status: Implementation of SCs and STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Tamil Nadu To analyse the implementation of the SCs and STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Tamil Nadu, HRF…

Protection of Civil Rights (Cases Registered and Disposal)

Post author:media
Post published:6 March 2016
Post category:SCs and STs PoA

PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS CASES REGISTERED AND THEIR DISPOSAL

SCs and STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act – Cases Registered and Disposal in Tamil Nadu

Post author:media
Post published:8 May 2015
Post category:SCs and STs PoA

The aim of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act 1989 was to prevent the atrocities against Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and to…

Fact finding: Challenges faced by Murugammal, Dalit Panchayat President, while protecting the common land

Post author:Coastal Justice
Post published:21 December 2014
Post category:Local government

Background: Murugmmal is a Dalit women panchayat president. She was elected to this panchayat for the 1st time. In her panchayat, a dominant caste person jayaraman, encroached the common land…