Two mediators appointed by the Supreme Court yesterday met hundreds of women protesting against the new citizenship law at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi. “This was our first interaction with the women protesters. We heard their grievances and concerns. They want us to come again as we could not speak to all of them. They […]
New Delhi, India – India has passed a law that grants citizenship to religious minorities – except Muslims – from neighbouring countries, with legal experts saying it violates the country’s secular constitution. The new citizenship law, which was an amendment to a 1955 legislation, allows Indian citizenship to “persecuted” minorities – Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, […]