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#India – Villagers speak- The Maoists Support Us, But We Haven’t Joined Them’

In Odisha’s Koraput district, hardly a week passes without the police announcing the “surrender” of Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) members. But what crimes did the Adivasis commit for which they had to surrender? That’s a question even the Koraput… Continue Reading →

Dayamani Barla – The Voice of Jharkhand #indigenous #tribalrights

EPW, Vol – XLVIII No. 23, June 08, 2013 | Moushumi Basu Activist-journalist Dayamani Barla has won many awards, the latest being the Ellen L Lutz Indigenous Rights Award from Cultural Survival. The first journalist from the Munda tribe in Jharkhand Dayamani… Continue Reading →

#India- A warning to Prime Minister of India , think twice before jumping the gun

Mr PM, think twice before jumping the gun Pushing in more troops to fight Maoists will only aid the onset of a full-scale insurgency Prem Shankar Jha 15-06-2013, Issue 24 Volume 10 t   Back to square one Demands for retribution… Continue Reading →

#India – Grassroots Democracy Gasps as Guns do the Talking

Over 70 local government representatives have quit their posts in Malkangiri, a district long under the Maoist shadow. G Vishnu visits remote villages in Odisha to gauge the despair G Vishnu , Tehelka 15-06-2013, Issue 24 Volume 10   Anguished Debe Madhi resigned… Continue Reading →

Jharkhand:Police officials accused of rape,murder of minor girls arrested #Vaw

  Ushinor Majumdar,Tehelka June 7, 2013       Amidst a clamour for police reforms while the nation focuses on rapes of minors in metro cities, two police officers have been accused of raping minors in two separate incidents in Deoghardistrict… Continue Reading →

Memorandum to Chief Justice of Bombay High Court – Complaint of rape against Dr Rustom Soonawalla #Rape #Vaw

6th June 2013 To The Chief Justice, High Court, Bombay Reference: Concerns of women’s groups regarding the manner in which the complaint against Dr. Rustom Sonawala is dealt with. (Anticipatory Bail Application No. 578 of 2013) Sir, We, the members… Continue Reading →

Press Release- Women groups demand apology from Advocate General West Bengal #Sexist

PRESS RELEASE FROM MAITREE Date: 07th June 2013, Kolkata We are writing to you on behalf of Maitree, a women’s rights network of 60 organisations and individual activists based in West Bengal. We strongly condemn the comments made by the Advocate… Continue Reading →

Karnataka: 63 percent prisoners in state are under-trials

By Newzfirst Bureau 6/5/13  Delhi/Bangalore – More than 60 percent of the prisoners in various jails across Karnataka state are under-trials. This information was Wednesday given by the State’s chief minister Siddaramaiah in the Chief Ministers’ Conference regarding Internal Security… Continue Reading →

#India – Crucial lessons from decades of campaigns by women’s groups on Rape Law #Vaw #Sexualharassment

From Mathura to Bhanwari EPW- Vol – XLVIII No. 23, June 08, 2013 | Laxmi Murthy The recent law on sexual harassment at the workplace rides on the back of decades of campaigns by women’s groups, starting with the rape law in… Continue Reading →

Uphold #FOE, Condemn Fabricated cases against Film and Media persons in Kerala

ViBGYOR Film Collective condemns the fabricated charges leveled against five reputed Cultural, film and media persons of Kerala. Kerala police has charged cases against K.P Sasi, the renowned Film maker and activist, I Shanmukhadas, a well known Film Critic, Prasannakumar… Continue Reading →

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