human rights defender
Drishti
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Organization affiliation
- Bhagat Singh Chhatra Ekta Manch (BSCEM)
HRD's year of birth
2002
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Academic
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
Student at Delhi University and a member of Bhagat Singh Chhatra Ekta Manch (BSCEM)
Detained since
Mar 12, 2026
Date of release
Mar 14, 2026
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
Latitude: 28.57367926060981
Longitude: 77.27254030822127
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Special Cell Unit Office, New Friends Colony, Delhi
Location of detention - Facility
Special Cell Unit Office, New Friends Colony, Delhi
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Drishti was detained in a cell and was prohibited from using the washroom despite Drishti undergoing her period. She was denied sanitary pads, and the police restricted her from using the washroom. The police seized Drishti's phone and did not return to her when she was released from illegal detention on 14 March 2026.
Recent case update / evolution
After the abduction of the activist, an Habeous Corpus petition has been filed before the High Court of Delhi. The Court has ordered a detailed enquiry into the torture and illegal detention. The court is awaiting reports from the Concerned Police.
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 2002
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- Academic
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Organization affiliation
- Bhagat Singh Chhatra Ekta Manch (BSCEM)
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Student at Delhi University and a member of Bhagat Singh Chhatra Ekta Manch (BSCEM)
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Special Cell Unit Office, New Friends Colony, Delhi
- Location of detention - Facility
- Special Cell Unit Office, New Friends Colony, Delhi
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 28.57367926060981
Longitude: 77.27254030822127
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Mar 12, 2026
- Current Status
- Released
- Date of release
- Mar 14, 2026
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Recent case update / evolution
After the abduction of the activist, an Habeous Corpus petition has been filed before the High Court of Delhi. The Court has ordered a detailed enquiry into the torture and illegal detention. The court is awaiting reports from the Concerned Police.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Drishti was detained in a cell and was prohibited from using the washroom despite Drishti undergoing her period. She was denied sanitary pads, and the police restricted her from using the washroom. The police seized Drishti's phone and did not return to her when she was released from illegal detention on 14 March 2026.
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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