We the undersigned organizations express our strong protest against the decision of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to invite Melinda Gates (of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – BMGF) as the keynote speaker at the 67thWorld Health Assembly, that… Continue Reading →
Delhi hospitals freed of poor Author(s): Jyotsna Singh May 31, 2014 | F Delhi High Court exempts four private hospitals from treating the poor for free. Experts fear other hospitals will follow Batra hospital is one of the 43 private hospitals in Delhi that provide free treatment to… Continue Reading →
A Delhi court’s ruling that forced marital intercourse is not considered rape spotlights India’s many blind spots when it comes to consent. The most common form of rape in India bears little resemblance to the Delhi gang-rape of 2012, which has become… Continue Reading →
The Daily Beast Tunku Varadarajan India’s new prime minister has been barred from the U.S. because of alleged links to a religious massacre, but that’s not the only reason a meeting with the president will be difficult. NEW DELHI, India — When Barack… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Anupam Chakravartty Date:May 14, 2014 Approval given despite experts projecting environmental damage and commercial losses from Adani and GVK mines in Australia, meant to cater to India’s power needs Coal development in the Bowen Basin just east of the Galilee… Continue Reading →
By Express News Service – CHENNAI Published: 15th May 2014 08:12 AM Joining issue with Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) officials over a ‘boiler room incident’ that occurred on Wednesday, activist S P Udayakumar wondered how it could be called a… Continue Reading →
— By FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICE, May 14, 2014 12:41 am SHIVPURI: Three youths dragged a 13-year-old girl to a house and gang-raped her in a village under Khaniandhana police station area on Monday night. The girl was watching a marriage procession… Continue Reading →
The recent incident at the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant raises doubt not only about the plant’s safety and its operator’s ability to handle emergencies, but also about the Supreme Court’s own appreciation of the hazards and how they play out… Continue Reading →
Challenge brought by Guardian, AP and three newspapers says US public has a right to know about how drugs are being used • theguardian.com, Thursday 15 May 2014 11.00 EDT It is believed to be the first time that… Continue Reading →
Social Movements, NGOs and Human Rights Groups “Call on U.N. Human Rights Council to start developing a treaty to tackle corporate human rights violations” PRESS RELEASE-May 7, 2014 Today a global alliance of civil society organizations (the Treaty Alliance), made… Continue Reading →
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