All this AI tech, CCTVs, facial recognition, mobile command vehicles, drones and all kinds of high tech is back again to surveillance protestors. it magically vanishes when rapists are roaming on roads of national capital right under Home minister's nose.
#India: We are concerned by reports of mass detentions of demonstrators, protest leaders, members of civil society organisations, lawyers and journalists, before and during today’s large-scale demonstrations in Delhi.
We call on the authorities to ensure that the right to peaceful assembly is fully respected and fulfilled.
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they underestimated dipke and gang the first time around thinking social media likes won’t convert to actual on-ground support, and have learned from their mistakes now. i didn’t know they had this ability to learn because where does all this go for more pressing issues.
i read somewhere that being in a position of enormous power has the same effect on the brain as someone who has suffered from a major traumatic event, and seeing the decisions being made by the current regime - it is all making so much sense!
lastly, i’d like to finish off this yap session that no one asked for, with a quote i heard an actor say - “the sun doesn’t care whether the grass appreciates its rays, it keeps on shining.”, and this is exactly the kind of mindset you should have for the efforts you make. (6/n)
one of the major factors of violence perpetrated by men, especially towards women is a trigger associated with the word “no”. we need to consciously normalise rejection therapy for such men, because it isn’t an attack on their existence, rather merely a choice women make. (1/n)
choosing the right kind of people to spend your time with is as important as, if not more important than focusing on your physical well-being, yet this is the part we don’t prioritise. (5/n)