Assam citizens’ register: This is how those excluded as illegal immigrants may be treated

Assam citizens’ register: This is how those excluded as illegal immigrants may be treated

The dark side of humanity and legality: A glimpse inside Assam’s detention centres for ‘foreigners’

As special monitor for the National Human Rights Commission, activist Harsh Mander visited two centres in January. This is his searing account of what he found.

Villagers walk past CRPF troops patrolling a road ahead of the publication of the first draft of the National Register of Citizens in Nagaon in December. | Anuwar Hazarika / Reuters

Jun 26, 2018 · 06:30 am

Harsh Mander