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#India – Tribal rally in Delhi protests land grab

New Delhi Posted 30 Apr 2013 Dressed in their traditional attire, thousands of tribals, including women, from 10 states staged a joint rally here Tuesday to protest what they called loot of natural resources. Carrying bows and arrows and flags… Continue Reading →

#India – Little Girls Are Most at Risk #Rape #Vaw

MEENA KANDASAMY Little Girls Are Most at Risk: Legislation alone cannot save women trapped in a patriarchal culture TAGS: Rape | Girl raped in Delhi | Physical abuse in Delhi| Violence against girls Cold-hearted legal system sees no shame in serving the interests of sex offenders… Continue Reading →

Maruti Suzuki Workers Union pamphlet on the occasion of May day

April 30, 2013 [Note from Maruti Suzuki Workers Union : We are currently on an indefinite dharna in Kaithal, Haryana since 24 March 2013, which included an 8-day Hunger Strike, and will continue until our demands are met. Please join us, in… Continue Reading →

SC Judgment on Niyamgiri and Directions interpreting FRA #Vedanta

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 180 OF 2011 Orissa Mining Corporation Ltd.   Versus Ministry of Environment & Forest & Others J U D G M E N T K. S. RADHAKRISHNAN, J…. Continue Reading →

When a modern Indian marriage clashes with ancient rules

STEPHANIE NOLEN PABNAWA, INDIA — THE GLOBE AND MAIL Last updated Sunday, Apr. 28 2013, 10:26 PM EDT Six months ago, Mahinda Pal warned his son, Surya Kant Pal, to ‘stay on this side’ of the town. ‘We used to… Continue Reading →

Bangladesh SC uphold death penalty to 2 army officers

30 April 2013 Press Trust of India DHAKA, 30 APRIL: Bangladesh‘s Supreme Court today upheld the death sentences of two fugitive junior military officers awarded by a local court for killing four top national leaders, including the then acting president Syed… Continue Reading →

#India – Police detain Adivasi protesters as President lays foundation for Jindal power plant

ANUMEHA YADAV, GODDA (JHARKHAND), May 1, 2013 SHARE  ·   COMMENT   ·   PRINT   ·   T+ The HinduVillagers Hopanmai Marandi (left) and Mary Hasda are among those detained at the Sundarpahari police station in Godda, Jharkhand, on Tuesday. Photo: Manob Chowdhury More than 50 Adivasi farmers, including women, were… Continue Reading →

May Day Tribute to Clara Fraser: Synthesizer of Marxism and feminism #Womenrights

May Day 2013 Clara Fraser: Synthesizer of Marxism and feminism By Tamara Turner April 2013 “What better fate can a person carve out than participation in the emancipation of humanity?” Clara Fraser posed this question and answered it by living… Continue Reading →

TISS Turmoil – Botched investigation – Termination of two Professors #Guwahati

Horn Tata Not OK! — Hartman de Souza APRIL 29, 2013, KAFILA.ORG tags: Dr S Parasuraman, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, TISS Guwahati by jdevika This is a guest post by HARTMAN DE SOUZA If you were to say that the right we give to those… Continue Reading →

Sajjan Kumar acquitted in one of three 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases #WTFnews

Protests erupt inside & outside court, shoe flung at the judge 30 Apr 2013, , AGENCIES Unhappy with acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in an anti-Sikh riots case, a man hurled a shoe at the judge as protests erupted inside… Continue Reading →

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