power in bangladesh, she has been credited with turning the economy around, the second-biggest garment industry in the world. along with that, she has also faced constant criticism for her growing authoritarianism, for stifling dissent, and freedom of speech, as well as questions have been raised over human rights violations under her leadership. but at this point, the question that voters are also asking on the ground is do we really have to go and cast our vote, given that the main opposition party has boycotted this election? what this really means for the democracy of bangladesh is the bigger question here. vedika suita reporting, thank you very much. in japan, an elderly woman in her 90s was miraculously pulled out of the rubble five days after a devastating earthquake hit the country s west coast. nhk broadcasting says the woman
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Right to Dissent Is Hallmark of Democracy, Allows Criticism of Govt : Retired SC Judge
At a webinar on the right to dissent, former SC judge Deepak Gupta condemned the use of sedition laws to curb dissent.
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New Delhi: Retired Supreme Court judge Deepak Gupta on Friday condemned the use of sedition laws to curb dissent, saying no party is immune to criticism.
He was speaking at a webinar on ‘Our Right to Dissent’ that was conducted by the Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum in association with digital legal news portal
LiveLaw. Justice Gupta, senior advocate Rebecca John and advocate Chitranshul Sinha were the keynote speakers in conversation with advocates Ritu Bhalla and Manali Singhal. Advocates Arundhati Katju and Swaty Singh Malik were also part of the press conference.
unravel all of the things he thinks he did to help people. joy? to pick occupy what nicole said. a more perfect union is a phrase this president uses more often than any other rhetorically. he said the united states is not perfect but we have to keep standing up for the democratic norms and values. i think his presidency has been about the way he wants to perfect our union. it s reflected in his concerns on the way out the door. he said, what would worry him most as a citizen and prompt him to want to speak out, attempts to stifle voting rights, the ideas of stifling dissent and stifling the press, efforts to round up kids who are in this country for no other reason than their parents brought them here. you can see he is definitely still doubling down on those ideas of pluralism, of pluralistic democracy. i was really struck by his comments on voting rights. know that s something he is concerned about and wants to keep working on as a post-president. and the idea that the only reas
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