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IPB/METO/IPPNW October 11, 2023 by IPPNW The International Peace Bureau (IPB), Middle East Treaty Organization (METO), and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) are deeply concerned over the unprecedented Israeli-Palestinian violent escalation launched in the morning of… Continue Reading →
The top states with most reservation for women are Tripura, Chattisgarh, West Bengal and Jharkhand. Over 15 states have less than 10 percent Women MLAs. Updated: Sep 19, 2023, The Women’s Reservation Bill, with a chequered three-decade history, is up for… Continue Reading →
By Peoples Union for Democratic Rights People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) welcomes the Supreme Court order granting bail on merits and release of Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, two of the accused in the infamous Bhima Koregaon case under… Continue Reading →
August 12th, 2023 marked a historic victory for striking ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists) in Bihar with the state government agreeing to increase the monthly payment by Rs. 1,500 per month and providing the payment as ‘honorarium’, instead of ‘reward’… Continue Reading →
Date: Wednesday, 6 September 2023 A group of women receives cash assistance for their animal husbandry collective from the CERF programme. Illustration based on a photo by UN Women. In Rakhine State, Myanmar, the productive fields are left unharvested. Normally… Continue Reading →
An urgent inquiry be conducted into the kidnapping and then release of Shri Prafulla Samantara – This is an attack on dissent – All arrested villagers be released It has been 10 days since Shri Prafulla Samantara, a prominent environmentalist, writer, and… Continue Reading →
Posted On August 31, 2023 In a startling revelation that has sent shockwaves through administrative circles, Ashok Parmar, a senior IAS officer hailing from the Dalit community, has accused the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration of subjecting him to… Continue Reading →
PUCL MAHARASHTRA STATEMENT ON THE MULTIPLE MURDERS BY RPF CONSTABLE CHETAN SINGH OF HIS SUPERIOR OFFICER AND THREE MUSLIM PASSENGERS WHILE ON DUTY ONBOARD THE JAIPUR-MUMBAI CENTRAL EXPRESS ON JULY 31, 2023 Alarm bells must set off in the country… Continue Reading →
Campaign Against State Repression strongly condemns the state-sponsored violence in Mewat. Since 31st July 2023, violence by Hindutva forces has escalated into a large-scale pogrom against Muslims in Haryana and adjacent areas, starting from the town of Nuh, Haryana. It… Continue Reading →
‘Continued detention not justified’: SC gives bail to 2 in Bhima Koregaon case After the Supreme Court granted them bail, Gonsalves and Ferreira’s lawyers on Monday moved the sessions court to fix the conditions for their release on bail and… Continue Reading →