Visitors: 372The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International is seriously concerned about reports that leading journalist and human rights activist Emadeddin Baghi has been returned to prison despite severe health problems. Baghi was sentenced to six years in prison in September 2010 on charges relating to an interview he gave to the BBC’s […]
Visitors: 312 Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) salutes Ms. Irom Chanu Sharmila’s untiring courage for demanding repeal of the Armed Forced Special Powers Act of 1958 (AFSPA). Her 10-year fasting is an example of struggle for genuine peace and freedom from violence at north- eastern part of the country. Ms. Irom Sharmila started her fasting […]
Visitors: 400A three days seminar on 27th to 29th of the November 2010 is being co-organized by Local Governance & Decentralized Economy Social Group and Gokul University and co-sponsored by the Ground Report India. on “Social Economy, Self Sustained Green Society, Climate Change, Economic Justice, Local Governance and Alternative Media”. More than 70 persons as […]
Visitors: 300 The Majority Report of the 4 member Committee appointed by Indian Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh to go into all issues relating to the environmental and forest clearances granted to the POSCO project in Orissa, has unequivocally recommended the revocation of the environmental, coastal regulation and forest clearances […]
Visitors: 289 One has heard so much about Genetically Modified Organisms, Seeds and Plants. Much money has been spent on research and validation processes and a few nations have given a green signal for the growing of some GM plants and their sale for consumption to citizens. Maise or Corn is one GM item. Here […]
Visitors: 424 Name of the victim: Mr. Ajit Mahato, son of Mukunda Mahato, aged about-30 years, by faith-Hindu, by caste-Schedule caste(Kurmi), residing at village-Golbandi, Police Station-Jhargram, District-West Medinipur, West Bengal, India. Name of the perpetrators: The police personnel of Manikpara Police Camp under Jhargram Police Station and the members of the Joint Force who were […]
Visitors: 276 Recent unrest in the Kashmir Valley, once again has drawn attention to the Jammu & Kashmir problem. Statements of Indian, Pakistani and Kashmiri leaders reflect the same old rhetoric. To anyone who has closely studied developments there, that the successive governments as well as political leaders of India, Pakistan, and Jammu & Kashmir […]
Visitors: 225 Church Burnt in Punjab: According to media reports, an irate mob of Muslims set a church on fire on late Sunday night, September 11, 2010 in the state of Punjab. Following rumours of burning of a Quran in the US, a mob gathered and proceeded to the town’s only church in Loha Bazar, […]
Visitors: 31613 September 2010 Tens of thousands of detainees held without trial in Iraq, many of whom were recently transferred from US custody, remain at risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment, Amnesty International said in a new report launched today. NEW ORDER, SAME ABUSES: Unlawful detentions and torture in Iraq details thousands of […]
Visitors: 239 Upon nomination by their colleagues and admirers, the Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA) has decided to honor Dr. Mohammad Arif, Jatin Desai, Ashfaq Fateh, Faisal Khan, Dilafrose Qazi and Awais Sheikh, all peace and harmony activists from India and Pakistan, with the ACHA Peace Star Award 2010. They now join the […]
Visitors: 250 The following is the text of the press statement issued by the All India Christian Council secretary general Dr John Dayal, Member, National Integration Council, Government of India. “The Christian community in India has denounced the threat of a Pastor in Florida, USA, to burn a copy of the Holy Quran to “commemorate […]
Visitors: 311 Name of the Victim: Mr. Govinda Mondal, son of Late Ananta Mondal, aged about-35 years, by faith-Hindu, by Caste-Schedule Caste, residing at village-Char Rajapur, Post Office- Char Rajapur, Police Station- Raninagar, Sub Division- Domkol, District- Murshidabad. Name of the Perpetrator(s) : (1) Mr. Tutu Ustad (Constable of Char Mou Rashi Border Out Post […]
Visitors: 3539 September 2010 Amnesty International has condemned a bomb attack today that left at least 16 civilians dead and dozens injured in the Russian republic of North Ossetia-Alania.More than 70 people are reported to have been hospitalized, with at least 10 in a critical condition, after a car bomb exploded in Vladikavkaz, capital of […]
Visitors: 420Name of the Victim: Mr. Rafikul Mondal @ Rafik Mondal, Son of Mr. Najim Mondal, male, aged about- 32 years of Village- Tiktikipara, Post Office- Shibnagar, Police Station- Jalangi, District- Murshidabad Name of the Perpetrators: Company Commander (name not known) and 10-12 Constables of Khayartala Company Head Quarter, 52 Battalion of Border Security Force […]
Visitors: 206A delegation of senior citizens gathered under the banner of Federation of Senior Citizens’ Organizations, Maharashtra today (7 Sept.) met the Governor of Maharashtra K. Sankaranarayanan at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai. The Delegation of Joint Action Committee, for Senior Citizens Nationla Protest Day, Mumbai & Maharashtra (16th August 2010) included Dr.S.Kinjwadekar(AISCCON),Vijay Aundhe(FESCOM),Anil Kashkedhikar (FESCOM), Kaka […]
Visitors: 532MASUM conducted a fact finding over the incident of Umakanta Mahato’s killing. The fact finding came to a conclusion that Umakanta killed by the posted joint force comprising of Central Reserve Police Force, Local Police personnel, aided by armed mercenaries of ruling party (Harmad). Umakanta was not only deprived by his fundamental right to […]
Visitors: 4002 September 2010 Amnesty International is urging the Slovak government to immediately end the segregation of Romani children in the country’s education system. This practice leaves thousands of Romani pupils in substandard education in schools and classes for pupils with “mild mental disabilities” or ethnically segregated mainstream schools and classes.In a briefing to the […]
Visitors: 381New York Governments meeting at the United Nations this week to discuss implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) should focus on effective strategies and good practices that benefit persons with disabilities, Human Rights Watch said today. The convention went into effect two years ago. “If governments are serious […]
Visitors: 464West Bengal Name of the Victim(s): – 1.Mayarani Mondal (deceased) wife of Late Madhab Mondal aged about 47 years. Address of the Victim(s):- Village- Gobindapur, Post- Hasanpur, Police Station- Murshidabad, District – Murshidabad, West Bengal. Name of the Perpetrator(s): 1. Mr. Ranjan Sinha; Inspector-in-Charge of Murshidabad Police Station, 2. Mr. Swapan Biswas; Sub-Inspector of […]
Visitors: 382Kampala Women with disabilities in northern Uganda experience ongoing discrimination and sexual and gender-based violence, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Many are unable to gain access to basic services, including health care and justice, and they have been largely ignored in post-conflict reconstruction efforts. The 73-page report, “‘As If We […]
Visitors: 611Moscow Russia should put an end to local rules forcing women in Chechnya to observe an Islamic dress code, Human Rights Watch said today. Since the start of Ramadan in mid-August, Human Rights Watch has received numerous reports from Chechnya about women being harassed in the streets of Grozny, the republic’s capital, for not […]
Visitors: 683West Bengal Mr. Naba Dutta along with his 3 companions; Ms. Progna Paromita Dutta Roy Chowdhury, Mr. Gautam Ghosh and Mr. Dipankar Mazumdar all attached with Nagarik Mancha, a civil society organization mainly focused on environmental and labor issues proceeded for a preannounced programme of sit- in; front of the Block Development Officer’s office […]
Visitors: 297[The paper below was presented as the Concept Note1 for a National Campaign & Consultation: Who are the barbarians on our Homeland? at Bagachia Conference Centre Namkum Ranchi Jharkhand2. The delegates then voted that it be circulated to all corners of our land as an annexure to the Declaration of the Consultation under the […]
Visitors: 349New York, The Indian government should revise its draconian 2008 amendments to counterterrorism laws that can lead to serious violations of human rights, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. The amendments mirror previous counterterrorism laws that had been allowed to lapse or were repealed because of the abuses committed under […]