Ritu Jha- The condition of the detainees of Indian origin on hunger strike at El Paso Service Processing Center in Texas are becoming dire, according to civil rights groups. According to the Sikh Coalition, its team, which visited the center last month, found that most of the detainees, who are from the state of […]
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Indian detainees inhumanely force-fed: attorney
Ritu Jha – Nine asylum-seekers from India on hunger strike at the El Paso Processing Center in Texas are allegedly being treated inhumanely, being strapped to the bed and forced-fed, resulting in injury and mental trauma. “They are on hunger strike demanding justice,” Preet Singh, an attorney representing detainees, told indica. Singh said that […]
‘Sheridan inmates denied religious rights’
A lawsuit filed by the public defenders said asylum-seekers at Sheridan were denied religious items and often went hungry because they were served proscribed food Ritu Jha It has been over two months since Sikh and a Hindu asylum seeker who was incarcerated at the Federal Detention Center in Sheridan, Oregon were deprived […]
Asylum-seekers hope for release
Attorneys say the Indians fled religious persecution under the BJP and endured harsh conditions once in the US, but could be out of prison as early as next week Ritu Jha “Here we have come to save our lives but I think we will die here in jail,” were the words of an […]