Book Discussion

National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Politics of Immigration in Assam

14 May, 2018    ·   5467

Report of the discussion held on 27 April 2018 at IPCS


The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) hosted Sanjoy Hazarika, Director, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), and former Saifuddin Kitchlew Chair and professor, Centre for North East Studies, Jamia Milia Islamia, for a discussion on the origins and consequences of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.

Sanjoy Hazarika
Director, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)

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