India: Assam Blueprint to Fight Witch-Hunt

11th of November: Under an initiative of the Assam State Legal Services Authority (ASLSA), various state government agencies have come together to prepare a comprehensive road map to eliminate the menace. The decision to prepare the road map was taken at a meeting held here on November the 6th, which was chaired by former executive chairman of ASLSA Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari and attended by representatives from the social welfare department, police, district authorities, health and family welfare department, among others. Justice Ansari relinquished the executive chairman’s post a couple of days ago after he was shifted from Gauhati High Court to Patna High Court. Read more here.