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#Sundayreading – Why Should Disability Spell the End of Romance?

Flirting. Heartbreak. Clumsy first dates. Matrimonial sites. Studying for three degrees. Salsa classes. The coming-of-age story of a young woman who began losing her eyesight at 15. By Nidhi Goyal | Grist Media – Wed 29 Jan, 2014 The wheelchair Kamasutra: Image courtesy Streetsie.com as… Continue Reading →

Gujarat girl writes to Sonia to get father’s body back from Pakistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 23:25 Vadodara: The 12-year-old daughter of a fisherman, who died in a Pakistani prison last month, has sought Congress president Sonia Gandhi‘s intervention to get her father’s body back. Bhavika Shiyal of Junagadh district… Continue Reading →

Press Release – Appeal by 177 undertrial prisoners on indefinite Hunger strike

Indefinite Hunger Strike to commence on 30th January 2014 By 177 undertrial prisoners of Nagpur Central Prison     This is an appeal to intellectuals and human rights organizations/activists about the Indefinite Hunger Strike that will be launched from Thursday… Continue Reading →

#India – SC stays Bhullar’s execution #goodnews

NEW DELHI, January 31, 2014 Updated: January 31, 2014 11:44 IST The Hindu The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the death sentence of Bhullar until further orders. File photo: Shanker Chakravarty The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the execution of 1993 Delhi… Continue Reading →

Woo-Hoo! Shell Ditches Its Arctic Drilling Plans #Goodnews

‘Victory for grassroots activism’ as energy giant says its 2014 Alaska exploration plans are shelved – Andrea Germanos, staff writer A demonstration in the shadow of the World Economic Forum gathering in 2013. (Photo: Greenpeace Switzerland/cc/flickr)To the cheers of environmental… Continue Reading →

#India – Good laws, bad implementation

February 1, 2014 Vasundhara Sirnate Rights may be self-evident and constitutionally secured; however, they do not automatically implement themselves In the last two years the highest courts in the country have responded to a mass call for more protection for… Continue Reading →

Press Release – Arunachal student’s murder in Delhi- invoke POA Act

Asian Centre for Human Rights _____________________________________________________________________________________________ (ACHR has Special Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC) C-3/441-C, Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058, India Phone: +91-11-25620583, 25503624 Email: [email protected]; Website: www.achrweb.org 31 January 2014 PRESS RELEASE  Arunachal student’s murder in Delhi – ACHR calls for invoking of… Continue Reading →

#India – Bastar’s ugly secret: 9,000 girls have been trafficked in the past decade #Vaw

Last November, 60 tribal girls from Chhattisgarh were rescued from a factory in Tamil Nadu. The episode put the spotlight on Bastar’s ugly secret: 9,000 girls have been trafficked in the past decade PRIYANKA KAUSHAL 2014-02-08 , Issue 6 Volume… Continue Reading →

Canada: Violence Against Indigenous Women #Vaw

Set National Inquiry, Investigate Police Misconduct January 31, 2014 (Ottawa) – The Canadian government should set up an independent national inquiry into the violence experienced by indigenous women and girls and create a system for greater accountability for police misconduct,… Continue Reading →

Asaram Bapu , Sai have Rs 10k cr worth assets, say police

Yagnesh Mehta,TNN | Jan 31, 2014, 01.03 AM IST   SURAT: The estimated value of assets of tainted religious leader Asaram and his son Narayan Sai, facing rape charges and at present lodged in jails of Rajasthan and Gujarat, respectively, is around… Continue Reading →

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