Statement from PUDR – Condemn Attack on Nonadanga slum dwellers by West Bengal Police in Kolkata 10.04.2012 PUDR strongly condemns the violent demolition of the Nonadanga slums on March 30th in Kolkata, and the subsequent police brutality on peaceful anti-eviction… Continue Reading →
To Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister, Government of West Bengal, Writers Building, Kolkata, India-700 001 We are deeply concerned by your government’s arrest of seven democratic rights activists and its earlier detention of residents of the Nonadanga slum on April 8,… Continue Reading →
April 9th, 2012 A rally demanding rehabilitation for evicted people in Nonadanga and release of the arrested protesters was to be held today at 1 pm at college square in Kolkata. Police prevented the rally to start even and arrested… Continue Reading →
Dear all, Many of you probably know or know of advocate Shakil Ahmed and his work. For those who don’t, Shakil is a human rights activist and secretary of Nirbhay Bano Andolan (NBA), a group that has been working towards… Continue Reading →
KOLKATA, TNN , April 9 : After more promises of rehabilitation, the administration again cracked down on Nonadanga settlers protesting against their eviction. Police rounded up 69 agitators, including a nine-year-old girl, and locked them up at Lalbazar for nine… Continue Reading →
Sanhati, April 8, 2012 Many demonstrators, including Sanhati activists, arrested during protest meeting Message received from activists: Around 80 people including many women and children have been arrested while the meeting was continuing peacefully. Sanhati members Samik, Parag, Abhijnan and… Continue Reading →
On 30th March Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) evicted close to hundred huts in Nonadanga, near EM Bypass in Kolkata. Interestingly, this new township is made up of rehabilitated people from all over Kolkata, who have been evicted since the… Continue Reading →
~ 100 plus women on wheelchairs call for equitable rights for all ~ ~ Over 500 people, from commoners to socialites to celebrities and artists to activists participate in solidarity march ~ Mumbai – 7th March, 2012: The city of… Continue Reading →
March 7, 2012. Dr. Manmohan Singh Honorable Prime Minister of India South Block, Raisina Hill New Delhi 110011 India +91-11-23019545 / +91-11-23016857 Dear Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: I am writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch to draw your attention… Continue Reading →
By NILANJANA S. ROY “She has two children, and so far as I know, she is separated from her husband,” Mr. Mitra said on a national television show. “What was she doing at a nightclub so late at night?” The… Continue Reading →
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