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UAH: Indian activists launch helpline for hate crimes victims

Activists in India have launched a helpline centre for the victims of hate crimes and mob attacks aimed at documenting such cases and providing legal aid to victims.

United Against Hate (UAH), a group of activists and civil society members from across India, said the initiative was required as India's federal and state governments failed in preventing such incidents.

Jul 16, 2019, 13:04 PM IST

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi defends decision to give legal aid to five terror suspects

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday strongly defended his decision to provide legal aid to the five city-based youths arrested by NIA on charges of being involved in an alleged ISIS terror module, saying there is nothing wrong in it.

Jul 04, 2016, 19:28 PM IST

Legal aid to terror suspects: Police complaint lodged against AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi; BJP, JD(U) demand arrest

A police complaint was on Sunday lodged against AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in Hyderabad over his decision to provide legal help to five arrested terror suspects while a petition seeking a sedition case against him was filed in a court in Meerut.

Jul 04, 2016, 00:00 AM IST