Category Advocacy
Pukhraj Singh | May 31, 2014 in Criticles | Part I Every time the topic of Operation Bluestar is touched upon in my family, one aspect which always dominates the discussion is my father’s chilling recollection of the events that unfolded… Continue Reading →
In June 1989, the novelist Ma Jian was among the million freedom protesters who gathered in Tiananmen Square. The brutal response shocked the world and crushed the Democracy Movement. But, he says, its spirit and aspirations live on Ma Jian The Guardian, Sunday 1… Continue Reading →
Tahmina Laskar and Advocate S.Warsi for Kohram.in While there is collective disillusionment regarding the functioning of media; the disappointments that the mainstream media brings to us each day and the new lows it hits every day is becoming absolutely unbearable. The… Continue Reading →
Three decades on, a visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar reveals the existence of physical and psychological scars that seared the psyche of the Sikh minority Elizabeth Roche Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint Amristar: It’s often described as a watershed moment in Indian history—the… Continue Reading →
– On June 06, human rights group “Sikhs for Justice” (SFJ) will hold a “Sikh Sovereignty March” in Manhattan to mark the 30 year of attack on the Golden Temple, the Vatican of Sikhism. The march, which is expected to be attended by more than 5000Sikhs,… Continue Reading →
NEW DELHI, June 3, 2014 Updated: June 3, 2014 00:24 IST ANITA JOSHUA The pre-release assessment was ordered after SBAS convener Dinanath Batra served a notice on Orient Blackswan Another case filed by the Shiksha Bachao Andolan Samiti (SBAS) against… Continue Reading →
GE.14-12827 *1412827* Human Rights Council Twenty-sixth session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes… Continue Reading →
IndiaToday.in New Delhi, June 2, 2014 | UPDATED 15:22 IST Baghpat MP and former Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh has landed in trouble after Mumbai Police conducted a raid at a flat owned by him and busted a prostitution racket. The social service branch… Continue Reading →
By Mary Cronk Farrell WeNews guest author Sunday, June 1, 2014 More than 100 U.S. military nurses were stationed at base hospitals in the Philippines on Dec. 7, 1941. As the U.S. entered the war, Frances Nash and Peggy Nash faced deluges… Continue Reading →
Mukul Sinha (1951-2014) Vol – XLIX No. 22, May 31, 2014 | Manisha Sethi Mukul Sinha’s death remained largely beyond the limelight amid the din over Narendra Modi’s anointment as the next Prime Minister. His steadfastly resolve and meticulous eye for detail,… Continue Reading →