human rights defender
Jyoti Jagtap
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Jyoti Jagtap
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Organization affiliation
- Kabir Kala Manch (KKM)
HRD's year of birth
1987
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Artist
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Defenders living in remote areas
- Indigenous peoples’ rights
- Land rights
- Minorities’ rights
HRD's geographical origin
Rural
Current Status
Released on bail
HRD's bio and work
Jyoti Jagtap is a Dalit cultural activist, singer, and organizer with the Kabir Kala Manch. A psychology graduate, she chose to dedicate her life to grassroots social activism, using street theatre and music to campaign against caste discrimination, gender inequality, and state oppression.
Detained since
Sep 8, 2020
Date of release
Nov 19, 2025
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Creating disturbances
- Damage to public property
Sentence
Charge UAPA Sections 13, 16, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38, 39, and 40; IPC Sections 120B, 115, 121, 121A, 124A, 153A, and 505(1)(b).
Latitude: 18.96908397371407
Longitude: 72.8303982055573
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Location of detention - Facility
Byculla Womens Jail, Maharashtra
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- HRD's year of birth
- 1987
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- Artist
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Defenders living in remote areas
- Indigenous peoples’ rights
- Land rights
- Minorities’ rights
- Organization affiliation
- Kabir Kala Manch (KKM)
- HRD's Picture
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- Indian Express
- HRD's bio and work
Jyoti Jagtap is a Dalit cultural activist, singer, and organizer with the Kabir Kala Manch. A psychology graduate, she chose to dedicate her life to grassroots social activism, using street theatre and music to campaign against caste discrimination, gender inequality, and state oppression.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Rural
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Location of detention - Facility
- Byculla Womens Jail, Maharashtra
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 18.96908397371407
Longitude: 72.8303982055573
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Sep 8, 2020
- Current Status
- Released on bail
- Date of release
- Nov 19, 2025
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Creating disturbances
- Damage to public property
- Sentence
Charge UAPA Sections 13, 16, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38, 39, and 40; IPC Sections 120B, 115, 121, 121A, 124A, 153A, and 505(1)(b).
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