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HathiTrust Judgment and its impact on the Treaty of Visually impaired #copyright

The Hathitrust Judgment and its impact on TVI negotiations at WIPO   by Rahul Cherian at Oct 30, 2012 1 | Filed under: Accessibility, Access to Knowledge, WIPO Those of you who have been following my earlier posts on the WIPO negotiations on the Treaty… Continue Reading →

The dark underbelly of India’s clinical trials business- #medical ethics #humanrights

Incidents at Bhopal and Indore highlight irregularities and ethical violations in some trials Malia Politzer  |   Vidya Krishnan First Published: Wed, Oct 10 2012. , at Live Mint Protesters outside the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre. Photo: Sayeed Farooqui/Mint Updated: Thu, Oct… Continue Reading →

Al Jazeera: Report says EU nuclear reactors need $ 32 BILLION to prevent disaster!

  Report says EU nuclear reactors need repair A leaked report on Europe’s nuclear reactors found that up to $32bn needs to be invested to prevent disaster. Last Modified: 03 Oct 2012 09:23 Almost all of Europe’s nuclear reactors are in… Continue Reading →

Syria: Neoliberal Reforms in Health Sect Financing: Embedding Unequal Access?

The recent volatility and uprisings in several countries of the Arab world have been interpreted by the West solely as a popular demand for political voice. However, in all the countries of the region,including those in which there is ongoing… Continue Reading →

Joint Statement–Palestinian Prisoners’ Day with call for action against Israeli prison contractor G4S

17 April 2012–“Joint Statement: Palestinian civil society and human rights organisations mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day with call for action against Israeli prison contractor G4S 17 April 2012—Today, on Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, we the undersigned Palestinian civil society and human rights… Continue Reading →

Immediate Release- Seven Day Protest fast in Delhi in solidarity with fasting activists in Idinthakarai

PRESS RELEASE [Circulate Widely, Hindi Press Release Below] Seven Day Protest fast in Delhi in solidarity with fasting activists in Idinthakarai NATIONWIDE PROTESTS IN SUPPORT OF ANTI-NUCLEAR STRUGGLE IN KOODANKULAM March 26, New Delhi : National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM),… 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 →

No to War on Iran ! Don’t make Delhi Blasts an Excuse !

  NO TO WAR ON IRAN ! DON’T MAKE DELHI BLASTS AN EXCUSE !! The US–Israel machinations in the Middle-East are taking a dangerous turn. The hypocrisy of calling American and Israeli nuclear weapons “responsible” and arm-twisting on Iran’s unproven… Continue Reading →

Don’t Let Your Governments Trade Away Our Lives

In an open letter to the citizens of Europe, the Chairperson of South Africa’s world famous Treatment Action Campaign appeals for collective action to stop European leaders pursuing harmful intellectual property provisions in the EU-India free trade agreement. India supplies… Continue Reading →

Free Medicines in Rajasthan, India

India is known as the pharmacy of the world but 65% of Indians have no access to essential medicines. Watch this video to see how the State of Rajasthan in India is tackling the problem by promoting generic medicines and… Continue Reading →

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