By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: The institutional murder of 84-year-old Jesuit Father Stan Swamy while still in judicial custody has shaken the very foundations of democracy in India. The importance and the urgency to defend democracy and all that is precious in the Constitution of India against repressive and anti-people laws,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Christians and others across India observed July 28 as the National Justice Day to pay homage to Father Stan Swamy, a Jesuit human rights defender who died as pre-trial detainee in Mumbai. They resolved to emulate Father Swamy to defend democracy and stand withContinue Reading
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court bench on July 23 withdrew its oral observations praising the late Father Stan Swamy and even appreciating his work for society. The bench of Justices Sambhaji Shinde and Nijamoodin Jamadar withdrew their comments after the National Investigations Agency (NIA) took strong objection to the “personalContinue Reading
Mumbai: Justice SS Shinde of the Bombay High Court on July 19 said late tribal rights activist and priest – Stan Swamy’s – graceful funeral service after his demise on July 5 2021, had touched him. “I was informed about the timing of the funeral service. Such a wonderful person.Continue Reading
Rome: The death in custody of Indian Catholic priest Stan Swamy, a renowned human rights and social justice advocate for over four decades, will forever remain a stain on India’s human rights record, a United Nations human rights expert has said. The 84-year-old, who died on July 5 while undergoingContinue Reading
By Ladislaus Louis D’Souza Mumbai: A comment posted outside Holy Family Church, a Jesuit-run parish in Andheri East, Mumbai, says: “The caged bird sang and his spirit soared.” But did it, really? The truth is that Jesuit jailbird Stan Swamy has a long way to go before his soul canContinue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Kolkata: A webinar in Kolkata to pay tribute to tribal activist Father Stan Swamy heard speakers calling for the immediate repeal of an anti-terror law that apparently was used against those working for the rights of the poor and marginalized. The July 11 program jointly organized byContinue Reading
By Suresh Mathew New Delhi: “I am not a silent spectator, I am part of the game, and I am ready to pay the price.” Thus sang the caged bird before paying the biggest price by his own life. Yes, Stan Swamy, the prophet, is no more. He attained martyrdom.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Agartala: Catholic priests and nuns working in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura have recalled the life of Jesuit activists Father Stan Swamy and his work among Tribals and Dalits. The July 9 program in Agartala, the state capital, was organized by the Association for SocialContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Bar Association of India, which has attorney-general K.K. Venugopal as member and honorary chairman, has attributed Father Stan Swamy’s death in custody to “cruel and unusual institutional mistreatment.” In a statement issued through general secretary Anindita Pujari, the association said on July 8 the death of theContinue Reading