Shut Out and Stone-Pelted: Chakma Voters Blocked from Electoral Hearings, Community Knocks on NHRC’s Door

They came to exercise a basic democratic right. Instead, they were turned away — and the office meant to hear them out was left damaged. The Chakma Development Foundation of India (CDFI) has filed a complaint before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), alleging that Chakma voters were deliberately blocked from attending Special Intensive Revision … Read more

When Eight States Speak as One: Northeast Unites to Fight for Every Child’s Future

The children of Northeast India may not know it yet, but decisions made in Tawang this week could change the course of their lives. A two-day regional convention of State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights from across the Northeastern states wrapped up in Tawang on Saturday — and what came out of those rooms … Read more

Northeast’s Child Rights Convention Could Define the Next Two Decades of Policy — And That’s Not an Exaggeration

Northeast's Child Rights Convention Could Define the Next Two Decades of Policy — And That's Not an Exaggeration

A two-day gathering in Itanagar just ended, and the people in that room say what happened there will echo for the next 20 years. The Kalawangpo Convention Hall in Itanagar saw something meaningful wrap up on August 1 — the Regional Convention of State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights, organised by the Arunachal Pradesh … Read more

A 15-Year-Old Girl Died. Seven Months Later, the CBI Has Finally Walked In.

A 15-Year-Old Girl Died. Seven Months Later, the CBI Has Finally Walked In.

The death of a teenage girl who was working as a domestic help in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley is no longer just a local matter — it has reached the desks of India’s top investigative agency. And as the CBI digs in, a disturbing second layer is beginning to surface: allegations that someone tried … Read more