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#India – Tribal women hit hardest by development: study #Vaw #Womenrights

    STAFF REPORTER, The Hindu When displaced by development projects, many migrate to cities as servants, some are lured into prostitution A study conducted by Centre for Development Studies (CDS) on impact of development on tribal people has found… Continue Reading →

#India- National Commission for Scheduled Tribes puts Governors in the docks

Governors in the dock   Author(s): Jitendra, downtoearth Issue Date: Apr 15, 2013 Tribals in Jharkhand protest for land rights. Conflicts are growing in tribal areas ( photo credit: ARVIND YADAV / CSE) They turn a blind eye to laws overriding… Continue Reading →

Vaccines Get Past Taliban, Finally #goodnews #pakistan

By Ashfaq Yusufzai After four years, tens of thousands of children in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are receiving the polio vaccination. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Sep 26 2012 (IPS) – Over thirty thousand children in the remote Tirah area… Continue Reading →

Pakistan on path to establish National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)

  Asis Pacific Forum ( APF Bulletin) January 2012 Pakistan’s National Assembly has unanimously passed a bill to establish an independent human rights institution (NHRI) with wide judicial powers. The passage of the bill on 21 December 2011 follows years… Continue Reading →

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