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Dalit panchayat chief prevented from hoisting the tricolour

PUDUKOTTAI, January 29, 2012 M. Balaganessin A. Kalaimani, a Dalit woman village panchayat president of Karu Vadatheru village panchayat near Vadakadu, was allegedly prevented from hoisting the tricolour on the Republic Day by a group of caste Hindus. The group… Continue Reading →

CAUGHT ON CAMERA – Chhattisgarh police official admits scripting case against tribals

The story of the Dantewada-based school teacher Soni Sori and her journalist nephew Lingaram Kodopi in many ways encapsulates the complex conflict that continues in Chattisgarh below the news-radar of the national media. The tribals increasingly get caught between the… Continue Reading →

Video of Republic Day protest against Gallantry awards in San Francisco

Concerned citizens and friends of India organized a peaceful protest in San Francisco outside the venue of the official Republic Day function hosted by the Indian Consulate which was expected to be attended by around 400 invitees – the movers… Continue Reading →

Gallantry Award for Sexual Torture on Republic Day in India

The Victim of Sexual Torture Soni Sori, an adivasi school teacher and warden from Chhattisgarh, is currently facing trial in Chhattisgarh. Accused as a Maoist supporter, despite evidence of her having being framed as one in several cases, she has… Continue Reading →

New gender detection technique: gift or curse for girls in India?

By Reuters Staff January 27, 2012 By Ariana Wardak Researchers in South Korea have developed a blood test that can determine the sex of a foetus as early as five weeks but not everyone may be gung-ho about the discovery,… Continue Reading →

Uphold the Indian Constitution! Defend Human Rights Defenders in India!

     AID -Petition to Release Human Rights Defenders 26th January, 2012 To Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh, Chief Minister of Chhattisgargh Raman Singh, President of India Pratibha Patil. Every year on the 26th of January, we celebrate… Continue Reading →

Misuse Of Intelligence: Right To Dissent

By S.G.Vombatkere 27 January, 2012 Countercurrents.org The national and state intelligence agencies have advised the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) that “ some rights organisations ” that decry state violence are purposefully or at least effectively taking sides with Maoists… Continue Reading →

More than 1000 farmers commit suicide every year in Bengal

KOLKATA, Jan 27 – Although the Chief Minister of Bengal has ruled out the recent farmer’s death in the state but according to the State Agriculture Minister, Rabindranath Bhattacharya, last year there were 1,200 farmer suicides, while in 2009 and… Continue Reading →

Military Sexual Abuse: A Greater Menace Than Combat

26 January 2012 by: H. Patricia Hynes, Truthout | News Analysis “A woman who signs up to protect her country is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire,” stated former California Democratic Rep…. Continue Reading →

Koodankulam a national shame, says Binayak Sen

  Jan 27,CHENNAI: Even as the anti-nuclear stir on the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) continues, noted human rights activist and public health specialist Dr Binayak Sen slammed the project calling it a “national shame”. Speaking to Express after attending… Continue Reading →

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