Visitors: 336The Government of West Bengal must drop false charges against Kirity Roy and other human rights defenders and hold the State police accountable for harassment and intimidation, Amnesty International said today. Kirity Roy, Secretary of the Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (Masum) – a human rights organization in West Bengal – was arrested by the […]
Visitors: 288New Delhi, The Independent People’s Tribunal on Land Acquisition, Resource Grab and Operation Green Hunt, organized by Citizen’s against Forced Displacement and War on People, kicked-off today to a packed hall, consisting of students, academics, activists and the media. The Independent People’s Tribunal is being held in New Delhi, Constitution Club. Dr. Vandana Shiva, […]
Visitors: 326West Bengal, Well-known human rights activist Mr. Kirity Roy, Secretary of Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) and National Convenor, Program Against Custodial Torture and Impunity (PACTI) was arrested illegally, harassed and indicted in frivolous charges on 07th April 2010 in connection with holding People’s Tribunal on Torture. BackgroundMASUM organized a People’s Tribunal on Torture […]
Visitors: 301West Bengal, India Case Details: Name of the Victim:- Mr. Biredra Nath Mondal, son of Late Kushai Mondal, Male – 56 Years, Religion – Hindu, Scheduled Caste of Village – Char Rajanagar, Post Office – Char Rajapur, Police Station – Raninagar, District – Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. Name of the Perpetrators:- (1) One Border […]
Visitors: 354West Bengal, India Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) organized a People’s Tribunal on Torture (PTT) at Moulali, Kolkata on 9th and 10th of June, 2008 a programme as part of the project, ‘National Project on Preventing Torture in India (NPPTI)’, which was supported by European Union & FNSt. MASUM was responsible for implementing the […]
Visitors: 265Orissa, India We express our concern on the police raid of the house of Sri Dandapani Mohapatra, a writer and journalist. On 11th March 2010, while Sri Mohapatra was away in some meeting, violating all procedures, the police raided his house for nearly six hours ransacking all his belongings and not even allowing his […]
Visitors: 397West Bengal, India Mr. Gopen Chandra Sharma, son of late Mr. Gopal Chandra Sharma, Village – Dayarampur, Police Station – Jalangi, District – Murshidabad, West Bengal, India has been an active defender in different parts of Murshidabad district for last six years. There had been multiple attempts by police in connivance with others to […]
Visitors: 306West Bengal, India Case Details :- Name of the Victims:- (1) Ms. Fatima Bewa (name changed), Female, 45 years, Religion – Islam; (2) Ms. Mumtaz (name changed), Female, 21 years, residing at Village & Post Office – Kazi Para, No.4 Gate, Police Station – Barasat, District –North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India Name of […]
Visitors: 233I’m not a trained economist. But I sort of understand it from a grassroots, human rights pov. I hope you have time to read my little column. Feedback and circulation welcome. For more articles on this very important subject, look up www.outlookindia.com ._____opinion (Outlook India, March 15, 2010)The Khaas Aadmi Budget: It’s time people […]
Visitors: 316West Bengal, India Name of the Victims:- 1. Mr. Samir Mondal, son of Mr. Sanatan Mondal, aged about- 32 years, Caste-Scheduled Caste, faith-Hindu, occupation-Farmer2. Mr. Kanai Dolui s/o Mr. Manmath Dalui and3. Mr. Nikhil Sarkar s/o Mr. Nimai Sarkar, all three residing at village-Chhotomollakhali School Para, Post Office– Chhotomollakhali, Police Station– Sunderban Coastal, District […]
Visitors: 261Uttar Pradesh, India CPI(ML)-New Democracy condemns Mayawati Govt’s pro-feudal malevolent police violence against landless and poor peasantry. ‘Special’ targets of Mayawati’s police: Women and minor girls. On 4th March 2010 the CPI(ML) New Democracy held a demonstration at Jantar Mantar from 12 noon onwards against the brutal police –PAC assault ordered by Mayawati Govt […]
Visitors: 249West Bengal, India Name of the victims:- (1) Ms. Sahida Bibi wife of Mr. Nesar Gazi aged about-35 years, by faith-Muslim, occupation-rag picker; (2) Master Abdul Alim Gazi son of Mr. Nesar Gazi, aged about-15 years, both residing at 4A Basanti Colony, Police Station-Ultadanga, District-Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Name of the perpetrators:- (1) Three […]
Visitors: 328 Vivek Umrao Glendenning MCIJ International Journalist, the Chartered Institute of Journalists, London Member, Wikimedia /Wikipedia Australia Member, International PEN Member, International PEN Sydney Centre Indian Administration Services should be renamed as the Indian Public Facilitation Services or Indian Public Services. (It was called as Indian Civil Services, ICS, and after Independence it was […]
Visitors: 409New York The Iranian government should immediately stop harassing and arbitrarily detaining members of the Baha’i community, Human Rights Watch said today. (Dozens Detained Without Charge; Leaders Face Charges Carrying Death Penalty) The detention of 13 Baha’is on February 10 and 11 follows the arrest of 13 others in early January. The government alleges […]
Visitors: 387SRI LANKA, Human rights defender Pattani Razeek has been missing since he was apparently abducted on 11 February in the town of Polonnaruwa, in Sri Lanka’s North Central Province. He may be the victim of an enforced disappearance, and could be at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. It is not clear what the […]
Visitors: 258Uttar Pradesh Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) got information from its associated Human Rights Defender Aftab Alam being threaten by the village head of Bhatti, as he highlighted the issue malnutrition, tuberculosis and hunger death in the Lohta locality of Dhannipur(Bhatti), weaver dominated area of Kashi Vidyapith Block of Varanasi district in […]
Visitors: 321To,The Chairperson,National Human Right CommissionNew Delhi, sir, We want to acknowledge you that Seema Azad ,journalist ,human right worker and executive member of peoples Union for civil liberties (PUCL), and her husband former student leader Vishwavijay and friend Asha, were detained by the police on Allahabad Railway Junction without any proper reason on Saturday(6th […]
Visitors: 424To,The Chairperson,National Human Right CommissionNew Delhi, sir, We want to acknowledge you that Seema Azad ,journalist ,human right worker and executive member of peoples Union for civil liberties (PUCL), and her husband former student leader Vishwavijay and friend Asha, were detained by the police on Allahabad Railway Junction without any proper reason on Saturday(6th […]
Visitors: 393Orissa We, the functionaries of several rights, women and dalit organisations demand immediate filing of a criminal case under relevant sections of the law into the January 22 rape by policemen of four Khond adivasi women of Baaluguda village in Babusala panchayat of Munchingput mandal in Visakhapatnam district. We strongly condemn the attempts of […]
Visitors: 344West Bengal Downright Assault on Human Rights, Extra Constitutional Exercise of Constitutional Powers—a Shame on the Anarchic Governmental Left-ism National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), West Bengal strongly condemns the blatant attack on the Fundamental Rights of the people of the country guaranteed by the Constitution made by the police and administration of the […]
Visitors: 238West Bengal Downright Assault on Human Rights, Extra Constitutional Exercise of Constitutional Powers—a Shame on the Anarchic Governmental Left-ism National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), West Bengal strongly condemns the blatant attack on the Fundamental Rights of the people of the country guaranteed by the Constitution made by the police and administration of the […]
Visitors: 420Karachi, Pakistan: January 24, 2010 Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President, Pakistan Christian Congress PCC, expressed distrust on statements of President Asif Zardari, CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and Federal Minority Minister Shahbaz Bhatti that culprits will be brought to justice in Shazia case. Christian teenage girl Shazia Bashir Masih, working as housemaid was tortured, raped […]
Visitors: 346Karachi, Pakistan: January 24, 2010 Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President, Pakistan Christian Congress PCC, expressed distrust on statements of President Asif Zardari, CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and Federal Minority Minister Shahbaz Bhatti that culprits will be brought to justice in Shazia case. Christian teenage girl Shazia Bashir Masih, working as housemaid was tortured, raped […]
Visitors: 244West BengalName of the Victim(s): 1. Md. Tutan Shaikh aged about 20 years 2. Mr. Khalil Seikh aged about 24 years both are son of Md Sajahan Ali 3. Master Hasibul Seikh son of Mr. Rabban Seikh aged about 14 years, a wage labourer all are residing at Village-Sitanagar 20 no., Post – Sagarpara, […]
Visitors: 270West BengalName of the Victim(s): 1. Md. Tutan Shaikh aged about 20 years 2. Mr. Khalil Seikh aged about 24 years both are son of Md Sajahan Ali 3. Master Hasibul Seikh son of Mr. Rabban Seikh aged about 14 years, a wage labourer all are residing at Village-Sitanagar 20 no., Post – Sagarpara, […]