Visitors: 351 Myanmar should immediately repeal or amend a new law passed today which could grant former presidents immunity for human rights violations and crimes under international law, said Amnesty International. Myanmar’s outgoing Parliament today voted to pass the Former Presidents Security Law. The original draft had rung alarm bells as it granted former […]
Visitors: 357 Myanmar should immediately repeal or amend a new law passed today which could grant former presidents immunity for human rights violations and crimes under international law, said Amnesty International. Myanmar’s outgoing Parliament today voted to pass the Former Presidents Security Law. The original draft had rung alarm bells as it granted former […]
Visitors: 261DATE: 01st FEBRUARY, 2016 VENUE: Gandhi Peace Foundation, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi. TIME: 05:30PM to 08:30PM INVITATION: FEBRUARY 1, 2016 – GANDHI PEACE FOUNDATION, BEUN VIVIR DIALOGUE SERIES South Asian Dialogues on Ecological Democracy (SADED) invites you to the next lecture in the USHA PAREKH MEMORIAL DIALOGUE SERIES on ‘Meaning of Life […]
Visitors: 246DATE: 01st FEBRUARY, 2016 VENUE: Gandhi Peace Foundation, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi. TIME: 05:30PM to 08:30PM INVITATION: FEBRUARY 1, 2016 – GANDHI PEACE FOUNDATION, BEUN VIVIR DIALOGUE SERIES South Asian Dialogues on Ecological Democracy (SADED) invites you to the next lecture in the USHA PAREKH MEMORIAL DIALOGUE SERIES on ‘Meaning of Life […]
Visitors: 406 End Clampdown on Dissent, Minorities, and Civil Society Groups (New York) – The Indian government failed to address increasing attacks on free expression and against religious minorities, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2016. Authorities blocked foreign funding and increased restrictions on civil society groups critical of the government or large development projects. In the […]
Visitors: 397 End Clampdown on Dissent, Minorities, and Civil Society Groups (New York) – The Indian government failed to address increasing attacks on free expression and against religious minorities, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2016. Authorities blocked foreign funding and increased restrictions on civil society groups critical of the government or large development projects. In the […]
Visitors: 330Brussels, Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, I was very glad to accept the invitation of the European Policy Centre. Not only because I recognise EPC as one of the best think-tanks in Brussels, presided by no other than former Council President, Herman Van Rompuy. But also because the launch of the Task Force on […]
Visitors: 352Brussels, Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, I was very glad to accept the invitation of the European Policy Centre. Not only because I recognise EPC as one of the best think-tanks in Brussels, presided by no other than former Council President, Herman Van Rompuy. But also because the launch of the Task Force on […]
Visitors: 348 Malaysia is spiralling into a dark era of repression as the government has launched an unprecedented crackdown through the Sedition Act over the past two years to silence, harass and lock up hundreds of critics, Amnesty International said in a new briefing today. Critical Crackdown: Freedom of expression under attack in Malaysia shows […]
Visitors: 350 Malaysia is spiralling into a dark era of repression as the government has launched an unprecedented crackdown through the Sedition Act over the past two years to silence, harass and lock up hundreds of critics, Amnesty International said in a new briefing today. Critical Crackdown: Freedom of expression under attack in Malaysia shows […]
Visitors: 296My Fellow Citizens: On the eve of the sixty-seventh Republic Day of our nation, I extend warm greetings to all of you in India and abroad. I convey my special greetings to members of our Armed Forces, Para-military Forces and Internal Security Forces. I pay my tribute to the brave soldiers who made the […]
Visitors: 270My Fellow Citizens: On the eve of the sixty-seventh Republic Day of our nation, I extend warm greetings to all of you in India and abroad. I convey my special greetings to members of our Armed Forces, Para-military Forces and Internal Security Forces. I pay my tribute to the brave soldiers who made the […]
Visitors: 279Your Excellency President Francois Hollande, Distinguished members of the delegations of India and France, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, President Hollande, I am delighted to welcome you and the esteemed members of your delegation to India on this very special occasion, which is historic in many ways. Tomorrow, when you preside as the Chief […]
Visitors: 209Your Excellency President Francois Hollande, Distinguished members of the delegations of India and France, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, President Hollande, I am delighted to welcome you and the esteemed members of your delegation to India on this very special occasion, which is historic in many ways. Tomorrow, when you preside as the Chief […]
Visitors: 274 Neeraj Jain, Lokayat and Socialist Party (India) One of the bright minds of the country, a promising scholar at University of Hyderabad, a student of the thought of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Rohit Vemula has committed suicide on January 17, 2016. While the country is celebrating 125th birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar, we stand […]
Visitors: 247 Neeraj Jain, Lokayat and Socialist Party (India) One of the bright minds of the country, a promising scholar at University of Hyderabad, a student of the thought of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Rohit Vemula has committed suicide on January 17, 2016. While the country is celebrating 125th birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar, we stand […]
Visitors: 393 Ram Puniyani Politics is a strange game where no holds are barred for electoral advantages. It also expresses, to some extent, the political ideology of those playing these games in addition to the distortion of events, which are done deliberately. Interpretation of the very same events is diametrically different for different political groups. […]
Visitors: 277 Ram Puniyani Politics is a strange game where no holds are barred for electoral advantages. It also expresses, to some extent, the political ideology of those playing these games in addition to the distortion of events, which are done deliberately. Interpretation of the very same events is diametrically different for different political groups. […]
Visitors: 236 BalaVikasa People Development Training Centre, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh BalaVikasa PDTC is extremely happy to announce a Three day Training program on ‘Motivating Strategies towards Empowering Communities’ from 17-19 February, 2016 and one day seminar on ‘Promoting your organisation through social Media Tools’ on 20th February, 2016 at BalaVikasa PDTC, Warangal, Telangana. Introduction: Motivation is […]
Visitors: 245 BalaVikasa People Development Training Centre, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh BalaVikasa PDTC is extremely happy to announce a Three day Training program on ‘Motivating Strategies towards Empowering Communities’ from 17-19 February, 2016 and one day seminar on ‘Promoting your organisation through social Media Tools’ on 20th February, 2016 at BalaVikasa PDTC, Warangal, Telangana. Introduction: Motivation is […]
Visitors: 391Socialist Alternative This year marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was killed on April 4, 1968 while supporting striking Memphis sanitation workers. Unfortunately, the official commemorations of King often provide us with a sanitized version of his life and legacy and the history of the civil […]
Visitors: 453Socialist Alternative This year marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was killed on April 4, 1968 while supporting striking Memphis sanitation workers. Unfortunately, the official commemorations of King often provide us with a sanitized version of his life and legacy and the history of the civil […]
Visitors: 240 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has addressed, through a video message, the special event in New York City, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Following is the text of the PM’s address:- President of ECOSOC, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank the President of ECOSOC […]
Visitors: 259 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has addressed, through a video message, the special event in New York City, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Following is the text of the PM’s address:- President of ECOSOC, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank the President of ECOSOC […]
Visitors: 326 A prisoner amnesty in Myanmar today does not go nearly far enough as scores of peaceful activists remain behind bars, Amnesty International said. The jailing today of another activist just hours after the amnesty was announced is a stark reminder of how prevalent repression still is in the country. The government today […]