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#India – Woman ‘gang-raped’, brutally murdered in Indore #Vaw #WTFnews

Anuraag Singh, TNN Jun 1, 2013, INDORE: Body of a woman, with brutal injuries, found near BCM Heights in Vijay Nagar locality has revived the shattering memories of 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and killing of Delhi. The woman, aged in her 30s… Continue Reading →

#India – For Kolkata Rape Survivor , a Lonely Wait for Justice #Vaw #Womenrights

By SWATI SENGUPTA Dibyangshu Sarkar/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA demonstration in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Feb. 14, which was part of the ‘One Billion Rising’ campaign, a global initiative to oppose violence against women. KOLKATA, West Bengal —In February 2012, a… Continue Reading →

Kolkata- Cops ban ‘law-violating’ rallies in heart of city

May 26, 2013, TNN KOLKATA: In a meeting with all political parties in the state, Kolkata Police commissioner Surajit Kar Purakayastha on Saturday announced that law-violation programmes will no longer be allowed in the city. Opposition parties, particularly the CPM and the BJP, which have planned… Continue Reading →

People should oppose FDI in retail: Mahasweta Devi #mustshare

  Kolkata, May 21 — Supporting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee‘s decision to withdraw from the UPA last September on the issue of FDI in retail, eminent writer Mahasweta Devi Tuesday exhorted people from all walks of life to… Continue Reading →

Story of a refugee grand mother, of identities and displacements #Sundayreading

In times of displacement, do we leave our former selves behind and create new identities? In this moving personal history, Garga Chatterjee profiles his Bengali grandmother whose true self was unmasked only by a tragic stroke . http://www.thefridaytimes.com/   I have crossed… Continue Reading →

Savage, inhuman torture & molestation by Jalangi police

  6th May 2013   To The Chairman West Bengal Human Rights Commission Bhabani Bhaban Alipur Kolkata – 27   Respected Sir,   I want to draw your kind attention regarding the matter of custodial torture committed upon Mr. Ariful Islam… Continue Reading →

Chhattisgarh – Letter to NHRC on the denial of rights to political prisoners at Raipur Central Jail

Sanhati May 8, 2013 by Prashant Rahi This is to bring to your notice the unrepentant high-handedness of the authorities of the Raipur Central Jail in Chhattisgarh as regards thedenial of fundamental and human rights to two of their under-trialinmates… Continue Reading →

#India – What Are We Doing To Our Kids ? #sexualabuse

Shocking statistics. Devastating stories. Our dirty national secret. Nishita Jha & Revati Laul bring you a horrifying report on the rampant sexual abuse of children in India NISHITA JHA REVATI LAUL 4-05-2013, Issue 18 Volume 10 Illustrations: Anand Naorem To begin with,… Continue Reading →

Press Release-Condemn the Growing Tendencies of Re-arrests of Political Activists!

COMMITTEE FOR THE RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS 185/3, FOURTH FLOOR, ZAKIR NAGAR, NEW DELHI-110025   Dated: 19.04.2013 Condemn the Growing Tendencies of Re-arrests of Political Activists! Condemn the Brutal Torture and Illegal Detention of Zakir Hussain!! Release Zakir Hussain and… Continue Reading →

West Bengal – Octogenarian widow is starving – government apathy #Vaw

  11th April 2013   To The Hon’ble Chairperson West Bengal Human Rights Commission Bhabani Bhaban Alipur Kolkata – 27    Sir   I want to draw your attention on the impecunious living of an aged woman at the Polta village… Continue Reading →

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