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Police Brutality- Citizen Caned

POLICE BRUTALITY Citizen caned Anahita Mukherji | May 19, 2012, Times Crest     Victims of police brutality rarely get justice. The procedures for seeking redressal are complicated and often the panelists on the Police Complaint Authority are men in uniform. The… Continue Reading →

Orissa High court for law to check witch-hunting cases

‘ Binita Jaiswal, TNN | May 18, 2012, CUTTACK: The Orissa high court asked the state government on Thursday to formulate a special law to check witch-hunting in the state. Division bench of Chief Justice V Gopala Gowda and Justice S K… Continue Reading →

Maternal Death In Mumbai- Nanavati Hospital held Guilty

Mumbai Mirror campaign: Govt report on pregnant accident victim’s death Nanavati held guilty Last month, hospital had refused to admit Reena Kutekar after her husband couldn’t afford to pay the Rs 25,000 advance   Lata Mishra   Posted On Thursday,… Continue Reading →

Corporate Social Responsibility and Satyamev Jayate #Aamir Khan

   Guest Post, Ipshita Samanta, writes for Kracktivism  ‘“There must be some way out of here” said the joker to the thief “There’s too much confusion”, I can’t get no relief Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth… Continue Reading →

Man marries thrice to deal with drought in Maharashtra, India #WTFnews

MARRYING FOR WATER: A 65-year-old Thane villager holds up a photograph of him with his three wives. He says he was forced to marry a third time to keep his family of 13 going through the drought. His first wife,… Continue Reading →

An Open Letter to the People of Russia- from Million of Indian Citizens

May 16, 2012   People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) Idinthakarai & P. O. 627 104 Tirunelveli District Tamil Nadu, India [email protected] [email protected] An Open Letter to the People of Russia Dear Sisters and Brothers of Russia: Greetings! We, several millions of… Continue Reading →

Sexuality and freedom of speech #censorship

M. Najibur Rohman, Semarang | Thu, 05/10/2012 , The Jakarta Post The involuntary dissolution of Irshad Manji’s book launch in Salihara Cultural Center last week is representation of the tyranny of conservative groups that suppresses freedom of speech. Indeed, as… Continue Reading →

Former Delhi HC CJ , A.P Shah to highlight Kudankulam issue at NHRC

  Published: Monday, May 14, 2012, 23:44 IST Place: Chennai | Agency: PTI   Former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Ajit Prakash Shah today said he would take steps to take the “Kudankulam protestors’ issue” to the National… Continue Reading →

Vedanta loses British safety awards after Indian fatality #Vownews #Faking Happiness

The suspension of the awards was sparked by a letter from campaigners linked to the London Mining Network Simon Bowers guardian.co.uk, Monday 14 May 2012 21.01 BST A worker leaving Vedanta’s Lanjigarh alumina refinery in Orissa state, India. Photograph Gethin Chamberlain… Continue Reading →

How to reduce HIV in Zimbabwe, make women uglier #WTFnews

  May 14, 3:22 pm London, May 14 (ANI): A Zimbabwean politician has asserted that women should be compelled to bathe less and shave off their hair to make them less attractive, which would help curb the spread of HIV…. Continue Reading →

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