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Sri Lanka: A child is summarily executed

Footage of atrocity committed at the end of the government’s war with the Tamil Tigers is revealed Callum Macrae It is a chilling piece of footage that represents yet another blow for the beleaguered Sri Lankan government in its attempts… Continue Reading →

International Women’s day March – Women raise voices against violence and for freedom in Mumbai

More than 500 women associated with various, women organizations  trade unions, health and human rights organisations came together at VT station to celebrate International Women Rights day, by raising their voices against all forms of violence against women and vociferously… Continue Reading →

Immediate Release -Mumbai Expresses Solidarity towards Women with Disability on Women’s Day Eve

~ 100 plus women on wheelchairs call for equitable rights for all ~ ~ Over 500 people, from commoners to socialites to celebrities and artists to activists participate in solidarity march ~ Mumbai – 7th March, 2012: The city of… Continue Reading →

Human Rights Watch writes to PMO re Soni Sori’s case

March 7, 2012. Dr. Manmohan Singh Honorable Prime Minister of India South Block, Raisina Hill New Delhi 110011 India +91-11-23019545 / +91-11-23016857 Dear Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: I am writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch to draw your attention… Continue Reading →

Differently-abled people seen as threat by aviation security in India

Aarti Dhar,The  Hindu It’s an outright insult, says Disabled Rights Group The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) regulations say that there is high probability of differently-abled people carrying weapons, explosives and other dangerous materials with them, and therefore, there… Continue Reading →

National Yatra in Support of Anti-Kudankulam NPP agitation – March 15-16, 2012

APPEAL: Kudankulam Chalo! Let Us All March To Kudankulam!! Join the National Yatra to Kudankulam, March 15-16, 2012 Appeal issued on behalf of Admiral Ramdas, Lalita Ramdas, Praful Bidwai, Prof. Banwarilal Sharma, Fr. Thomas Kocherry, Justice Kolse Patil, Vaishali Patil,… Continue Reading →

Nebraska set to use India-made drug in execution

  Narayan Lakshman, The Hindu Unless he is saved by a clemency petition or last-ditch legal recourse, when Michael Ryan, death row inmate in a Nebraska prison, is strapped into a gurney and injected with lethal chemicals on March 6,… Continue Reading →

Feminism’s unfinished business

Ritu Menon | March 3, 2012, TOI, Crest Edition On any given day the Yahoo group Feminists India carries dozens of postings on dozens of issues, from protesting Vedanta‘s “support” of balwadis and anganwadis, to campaigning for tribal activist Soni… Continue Reading →

A topper’s murder throws light on caste in Haryana classroom

Deepu Sebastian Edmond   , Financial Express Hisar:When they planned the murder of a classmate in broad daylight, Kalyan Singh and Raj Kumar were probably counting on the Omerta their brazen act would induce among their college mates. They were not… Continue Reading →

French nuclear giant Areva reports $3.2-bn loss

PARIS — France‘s state-controlled nuclear giant Areva lost euro2.4 billion ($3.2 billion) in 2011, much of that on the back of a troubled uranium mining venture that has been the subject of investigation. Thursday’s dismal figures reflect a difficult year… Continue Reading →

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