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Day December 3, 2013

#India -Ten years on Assam Journalist who filed a Sexual Harassment complaint awaits justice #Vaw #WTFnews

To, The Chairman, National Human Rights Commission, Manav Adhikar Bhawan Block-C, New Delhi – 110023 Dated: Guwahati, 22nd November 2003 Subject: Demanding Justice Dear Sir, With due respect, I would like to inform you that I am a working journalist based… Continue Reading →

Who is stiffing the third world poor? US government lawyer

   Published: Wednesday, 27 Nov 2013 By: Eric Rosenbaum | CNBC.com Caroline Purser | Getty Images You’ve probably watched this scene in a Hollywood movie: A relative of a minor despot in an unnamed African country mixes smooth talk with a… Continue Reading →

Why is Sweden closing its #Prisons ? #humanrights

  Sweden’s prison population has dropped so dramatically that the country plans to close four of its prisons. What lessons can the UK learn? Erwin James Sunday 1 December 2013 The Guardian   —- Swedish prisons have long had a… Continue Reading →

Global Civil Society letter to Director-General of the WTO- Do Not Dilute G33 Proposal

  To,         The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Member States       Do not Dilute G 33 Proposal: Address Imbalance in Global Agricultural Subsidies Rules, Support     Public Stockholding for Guaranteeing Livelihoods and… Continue Reading →

NHRC seeks compensation report from Odisha Govt. over attack on Dalits in Ratakhandi village

  Report by Odisha Diary bureau, Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) of India has sought a report from Government of Odisha on compensation and rehabilitation to scheduled caste people after violence in Ratakhandi village of Boudh District. The commission’s order… Continue Reading →

#India – Dalit minor gang-raped in Bihar, critical #Vaw #WTFnews

SHEIKHPURA: A seven-year-old Mahadalit girl from Bihar’s Sheikhpura district was on Monday hospitalized in a critical condition two days after two people gang-raped her while she was sleeping at home. SHO Ravikant said the girl and her five-year-old brother live… Continue Reading →

#India -Government schools: Lower caste students face acute discrimination

Tuesday, Dec 3, 2013, 7:42 IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA Hakeem Irfan Pic for representational purpose. – Nishant Ratnakar/DNA While the government may celebrate implementing Right to Education and Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, ‘exclusionary and discriminatory’ practices are… Continue Reading →

#India – World Disability Day: inclusion remains a challenge

    All India | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Updated: December 03, 2013   Mumbai:  As the world celebrates the International Day for People with Disabilities, in India, accessibility and inclusion of the disabled remains a challenge. While the world has taken… Continue Reading →

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