Mihir Desai

Mihir Desai
NationalityIndian
OccupationLawyer
Known forHuman rights activism

Mihir Desai is a human rights lawyer[1] in cases of mass murders and riots,[2][3][4] fake encounter and custodial deaths by the police,[5][6] police brutality, freedom of speech and journalists,[7][8] political activists and prisoners of conscience,[9][10] excesses by the state,[11] mass disappearances and deaths and genocide probes.[12] A senior counsel, he has been practicing criminal matters in Bombay High Court, Mumbai and the Supreme Court of India.

  1. ^ Manish, (13 February 2015). "Be true to the cause, use litigation to support movements and advance the law". myLaw.net. Retrieved 30 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Desai, Darshan (20 August 2015). "Will Zakia Jafri's fresh plea for justice take Gujarat riot investigations to Modi's doorstep?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. ^ Iyer, Lakshmi (26 April 2004). "Modi's hour of trial - Best Bakery case: SC verdict before Gujarat polls puts Narendra Modi in a tight spot". India Today. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Tussle over prosecutor in Best Bakery retrial". The Telegraph, Calcutta. 8 June 2004. Archived from the original on January 2, 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Amit Shah was in touch with police officers: lawyer". Hindustan Times. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  6. ^ Punwani, Jyoti (25 October 2013). "State Govt Refuses to Appoint Special PP in Khwaja Yunus Case". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. ^ Deshpande, Vinaya (10 February 2015). "Relief for ex-editor of Urdu daily". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. ^ Deshpande, Swati (17 March 2015). "Mere criticism of govt is not sedition: HC". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  9. ^ Deshpande, Swati (16 October 2009). "TISS activist attack probe handed to CID". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  10. ^ Kumar, Sunaina (20 April 2013). "The thin line between dissent and rebellion: Why is a radical Dalit cultural group and its members being persecuted in Maharashtra?". Tehelka. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  11. ^ Khan, Aamir (24 April 2015). "Plea in HC: 'Police will enter people's homes, restaurants, ask what are you eating?'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  12. ^ Ali, Mudasir (6 April 2008). "People's Tribunal to Probe Rights Abuse". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2 December 2015.