Maharashtra Prisoner Released on Parole Says Jails Unprepared to Handle COVID-19 Pandemic – Wire

Even as the Maharashtra state government has slowly begun releasing incarcerated persons on parole and interim bail as a safeguard against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, fear and desperation has gripped those languishing in the jail. Read more

April 8th, 2020

UPDATE: Despite an application in the Supreme Court of India for the postponement of the arrest of human rights activists Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha, on grounds that incarceration during the Coronavirus crisis is a virtual death sentence, especially given their age and state of health, the Supreme Court of India refuses the request and demands “surrender” by April 14.

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For more info. go to: Bhima Koregaon: SC Grants One More Week To Navlakha & Teltumbde To Surrender

April 8th, 2020