Soldier challenges India army ban on HIV-positive personnel
June 27, 2008
[JURIST] An HIV-positive soldier has challenged his upcoming dismissal from the Indian Army, the Supreme Court [official website] announced Friday. A Human Rights Law Network [advocacy website] lawyer who is representing the soldier argued that the policy barring HIV-positive personnel from.... [more] 
Malaysia court rules ethnic Indian protesters legally detained
May 14, 2008
[JURIST] The Federal Court of Malaysia [official website] Wednesday rejected an appeal by five ethnic Indian protesters being detained by Malaysian authorities under a controversial security law. The five detainees, prominent members of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) [advocacy website;.... [more]
India PM backs special courts for corruption cases
April 20, 2008
[JURIST] Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [official website] has called for the establishment of special courts to deal specifically with corruption charges, telling a convention of high-ranking justices and government ministers on Saturday that "apart from pendency and delayed justice,.... [more]
India high court upholds educational quotas for lower castes
April 10, 2008
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of India [official website] Thursday upheld [judgment] a governmental program reserving seats at India's top state schools for members of lower castes [BBC backgrounder], but ruled that wealthy lower caste families should not be permitted to take advantage of the.... [more]
Malaysia AG defends detention of ethnic Indians under security law
April 3, 2008
[JURIST] The detention of five prominent members of the Hindu Rights Action Force [organization website] is proper because they are a threat to national security, Malaysian Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail [official profile] told the country's Federal Court Thursday. Gani disputed arguments.... [more]
Ethnic Indian protesters illegally detained under Malaysia security law: defense
April 2, 2008
[JURIST] Five prominent members of the Hindu Rights Action Force [organization website] who are being detained in Malaysia [JURIST report] "have been deprived of their personal liberty in defiance of the law," a defense lawyer argued at a Wednesday Federal Court hearing. The five activists are.... [more]
Malaysia opposition urges release of ethnic Indian protesters held under security law
March 29, 2008
[JURIST] Malaysia's opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) [party website] on Saturday denounced [statement text] the government's refusal to release five prominent members of the Hindu Rights Action Force, including M. Manoharan who was recently elected to the state legislature. The five were.... [more]
UK chief justice blasts Musharraf for undermining rule of law in Pakistan
March 17, 2008
[JURIST] Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] sharply criticized Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in a Monday address to the Indian Supreme Court and its bar, saying that Musharraf's ouster of Pakistani Supreme Court Chief.... [more]
Malaysia court upholds detention of 5 ethnic Indian protesters under security law
February 26, 2008
[JURIST] A Malaysian court Tuesday rejected a bid to free five prominent members of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) [Wikipedia backgrounder], ruling that they were lawfully detained under Malaysia's controversial Internal Security Act (ISA) [HRW backgrounder], which permits the government.... [more]
India authorities arrest 2 suspects connected with courthouse bombings
December 23, 2007
[JURIST] Indian police Saturday arrested two men allegedly belonging to the Bangladesh-based Harkatul Jihad Al-Islami [SATP backgrounder] militant group who they say were "part of a close network that provided local support to the terrorists" responsible for bomb blasts at courthouses in Lucknow,.... [more]
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