Friday, 30 March 2012 13:44
Lawyers For Human Rights International has withdrawn today its petitions in the Supreme Court of India through which it had sought relief for Balwant Singh Rajoana, as the Home Ministry has already stayed the execution during the pendency of the appeals pending in the Supreme Court of India and the Mercy petitions filed by SGPC and DSGPC before the President of India. Another petition related to the same matter has been dismissed today by the Supreme Court of India. The petitions have been filed by the LFHRI on Monday as the convict Balwant Singh Rajoana has to be executed on 31st of March, 2012.
Sunday, 25 March 2012 18:07
Lawyers For human Rights International approaches Honourable Ms Navanthem Pillay The High Commissioner for Human Rights Office of The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)......seeking help for saving the life of Balwant Singh Rajoala who is to be hanged on 31st March, 2012.
Saturday, 24 March 2012 14:16
A Public Interest Litigation filed by NGO Lawyers For Human Rights International seeking stay on execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana was dismissed by Punjab and Haryana High Court on the ground that the petitioner had no 'locas standi' to file the petition. The division bench said Rajoana had already refused to appear before the high court in 'murder reference' and also declined assistance of a counsel to defend himself on government expenses...
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Saturday, 24 September 2011 17:22
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday had given a deadline till September 22 to Punjab Police to arrest Gurjit Singh. The directions were passed on a petition filed by the Lawyers for Human Rights International (LFHRI) through its General Secretary, Advocate Navkiran Singh.
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Wednesday, 09 March 2011 18:18
The Lawyers For Human Rights international has demanded an investigation by CBI into the infamous sex racket involving a retired DSP of Punjab police and his family, in a PIL filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court through its Chandigarh Unit President, Tejinder Singh Sudan, Advocate.
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Sunday, 06 March 2011 08:18
Punjab and Haryana High Court issued notice on a Public interest Litigation filed by Lawyers For Human Rights International for directing the State of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to formulate special cells to investigate the crime of missing people. as per the petition 781 girls are missing in Punjab.
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Friday, 20 August 2010 15:54
A Sikh youth Kulwant Singh suffered renal failure due to third degree torture by the Punjab Police. He was denied medical aid during custody and his mother and brother were not even allowed to meet him. His both kidneys are damaged due to the electric shocks. Lawyers For Human Rights International through Navkiran Singh, Advocate filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Punjab and Haryana High Court for judicial enquiry into the abduction and torture of Kulwant Singh in illegal and legal custody and for giving him best medical help and also compensation to his family The High Court issued a notice and directed the State of punjab to permit the mother and brother to have access to him in hospital......
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Monday, 16 August 2010 17:10
In the last 10 months 17 women were stripped naked in various parts in India and praded in streets.The Lawyers For human Rights International released a report on this issue related to conditions of women in India.
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Monday, 26 March 2012 12:48
LFHRI has challenged in Supreme Court Of India,the order passed by High Court, denying stay in executing of Death Warrants of Balwant Singh Rajoana, during the pendency of proceedings in the SC,where in the judgment vide which death Sentence of Balwant singh has been upheld and conversion of life imprisonment of Jagtar Singh has been challenged by the CBI. The case will be listed tomorrow or day after tomorrow.
Sunday, 25 March 2012 09:57
The Lawyers For Human Rights International (LFHRI) seeks intervention of President of India in stopping the execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana detained in Patiala Jail. In a letter written to the President of India, Navkiran Singh General Secretary of NGO, LFHRI said that the judgement vide which the death sentence of Balwant Singh has been confirmed is under appeal before the Supreme Court of India. He also said that in India no one has been executed since 2004 and the India though one of the retentionist country’s uses Death Penalty only in rarest of rare cases and can join the line of 140 Nations which have done away with the death Penalty in Law or Practice.
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Saturday, 24 March 2012 13:45
On a petition filed by Lawyers For human Rights International, the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued a notice to State of Punjab regarding installation of wire mesh bariicates at various places in canals of Punjab so that the dead bodies of humans can be fished out so that the relatives of the deseased can perform last rites.
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Friday, 03 June 2011 22:00
KINDLY TAKE URGENT ACTION IN THE MATTER AS A MENTALLY SICK PERSON WHO IS ADMITTED IN MENTAL HOSPITAL AND IS BEHIND THE BARS SINCE MORE THAN 16 YEARS IS GOING TO BE EXECUTED, AS HIS MERCY PETITION HAS BEEN REJECTED BY THE HON'BLE PRESIDENT OF INDIA ON 25TH MAY 2011. THE BELOW PETITION HAS BEEN MOVED BY US AND WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT. YOU CAN A WRITE A LETTER WITH A COPY TO " LAWYERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL" # 516, Sector 11-B, Chandigarh INDIA e.mail : nkslawfirm@yahoo.co.in
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Wednesday, 09 March 2011 17:10
An enquiry is marked to the Session Judge, Amritsar by the Punjab and Haryana High Court into the torture of Kulwinder Singh by Punjab Police on a Public Interest Petition filed by Lawyers For Human Rights International through its lawyer Navkiran Singh The kidneys of Kulwinder Singh were damaged due to the torture and his feet was also fractured.
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Wednesday, 10 November 2010 16:21
The Punjab and Haryana High court has orded an enquiry by Session Judge Karnal into the irrelagularities and human rights violations being committed by the jail staff and also directed all District and Session Judges of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to conduct surprise raids every month in the districts jails, under their jurisdiction.The directions were passes on a public interest litigation, filed by Lawyers For Human Rights International through its member Sanjeev Banga Advocate. Renouned human rights lawyer Navkiran Singh who appeared for the NGO had alleged that the conditions in Karnal jail was extremely deplorable and that no complaint of jail inmates were being entertained by the jail authorities.
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Sunday, 26 September 2010 14:45
Pakistani School boy Nuaman Arshad, 9th class student of Lahore school is ordered to be sent back to Pakistan after giving him warning by the Juvenile Justice Board, Amritsar. He was arrested by BSF on 12.01.2010 at Attari Border and a case under Foreigners Act was registered against him. His case was taken up by Lawyers For Human Rights International after reading a news item in the Newspapers. His case was first highlighted by the Newspaper "The Hindu".
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Sunday, 01 August 2010 12:50
On a petition filed by Lawyers For Human Rights International, the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted a compensation of Rs. 3,00,000/- at the present juncture to the parents of deseased Ved Pal who was killed by the mob at Village-Singhwal, District Jind, Haryana, in spite of order of protection given by the High court. He had reached at his In-laws house alongwith Warrants Officer accompanying by 20 Police officials to recover his newly wedded wife and lynched by the mob.
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