Prison administration needs to be reformed for creating a better environment and prison culture to ensure prisoners enjoy their right to dignified life under Article 21 of the Constitution, observed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court...

MADURAI: Prisoners deserve a dignified life and they must enjoy their rights during incarceration, said Madras high court, underscoring the need to improve prison culture and environment in Tamil Nadu. To achieve the twin goals, a division bench...

CHENNAI: Even as the Director General of Police (DGP) Dr C Sylendra Babu issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) on how to handle a suspect in police custody, reports of alleged police brutality and custodial deaths continued to rock the...

NGOs submit report to accreditation body, point out how the body set up to act in the interest of public remained a silent spectator in the face of gross violations by the State. The National Human Rights Commission...

Madurai: Tension prevailed in Crime Branch area on Tuesday when functionaries belonging to Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam staged a protest in connection with Babri Masjid demolition anniversary. When some of the protesters attempted to fly a drone,...

M. Nizam Moideen, State general secretary, SDPI, led the demonstration which also saw the participation of S. Vetrikumaran, State coordinator, Naam Tamilar Katchi, Raja Hassan, president, Madurai Muslim Aikya Jamaat, and Henri Tiphagne, executive director, People’s Watch, who also...