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'''Arif Md Yeasin Jwadder''', commonly known as '''Arif Jwadder''', is an Indian human rights lawyer and activist from the state of [[Assam]].<ref name="about">{{Cite web|title=About Arif Jwadder|url=https://www.arifjwadder.com/about.html|website=ArifJwadder.com|access-date=7 June 2025}}</ref> He is noted for his legal advocacy on issues of police accountability and civil liberties.<br />
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In December 2021, Jwadder filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the [[Gauhati High Court]], seeking an independent investigation into alleged "[[fake encounters]]" by the [[Assam Police]].<ref name="PILs">{{Cite news|title=PIL in Gauhati High Court seeks independent probe into Assam fake encounters|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pil-in-gauhati-high-court-seeks-independent-probe-into-assam-fake-encounters-101640264472522.html|newspaper=Hindustan Times|first=Utpal|last=Parashar|date=23 December 2021|access-date=7 June 2025}}</ref> Between May 2021 and August 2022, 171 police encounter cases were reported in the state, resulting in 56 deaths, according to government data.<ref name="HT">{{Cite news|title=SC asks Assam Human Rights Commission to probe police encounter cases|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-asks-assam-human-rights-commission-to-probe-police-encounter-cases-101748428945824.html|work=Hindustan Times|date=24 May 2024|access-date=7 June 2025}}</ref> Although the High Court dismissed the PIL, Jwadder appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]], which overturned the ruling and directed the [[Assam Human Rights Commission]] to conduct an independent and time-bound investigation.<ref name="Wire">{{Cite web|title=Why the SC-Ordered Probe Into Assam's Fake Encounters Is Significant|url=https://m.thewire.in/article/law/why-the-sc-ordered-probe-into-assams-fake-encounters-is-significant|website=The Wire|date=29 May 2025|access-date=7 June 2025}}</ref><br />
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Jwadder has also filed PILs on other constitutional matters, including one challenging the mandatory registration of job seekers at government employment exchanges.<ref name="The Leaflet">{{Cite web|title=All employment exchanges in Assam to allow registration of candidates with professional degrees: Assam govt to HC|url=https://theleaflet.in/supreme-court/all-employment-exchanges-in-assam-to-allow-registration-of-candidates-with-professional-degrees-assam-govt-to-hc|website=The Leaflet|date=16 Mar 2021|access-date=8 June 2025}}</ref><br />
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In addition to his legal work, he is an observer of regional security and humanitarian issues, including the impact of Myanmar’s 2021 military coup on synthetic drug production and trafficking networks in the region.<ref name="Telegraph">{{Cite web|title=Military coup fallout turns Myanmar into world's largest synthetic drug producer|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/military-coup-fallout-turns-myanmar-worlds-largest-synthetic/|website=The Telegraph|date=28 December 2021 |access-date=7 June 2025 |last1=Wallen |first1=Joe |last2=Kapoor |first2=Cheena }}</ref><br />
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