Visitors: 213Mumbai, 10 September, 2010 RTI Activists allege that there is a direct link between the uptrend in attacks on whistleblowers and RTI activists, and the arbitrary political appointments of Information Commissioners and Vigilance Commissioners’ at the Centre and various states. A At a press conference held yesterday, organized by RTI Activists G R Vora, […]
Visitors: 251 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: 244 Future lies in the hands of Balagokulam Kids – Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma Metropolitan Panthalam: “Future of Kerala is secure in the hands of these kids and certainly not in the hands of Achuthanandan’s or Umman Chandi’s ” – Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma Metropolitan made this comment by taking part in […]
Visitors: 312 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: 3559 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: 421Name 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: 207A 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: 229 Yesterday, when I analyzed the above-named Bill (to which I refer to as Whistleblower’s Bill or Act, or WBA), I got lost in the legalities and missed seeing its biggest faults. After thinking about it all day, and hearing the views of my fellow-activists, I realize that the WBA has its heart in […]
Visitors: 533MASUM 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: 265 The National RTI Forum, a social organization working in the field of Right to Information, feels honoured to announce the names of persons chosen for the RTI Gallantry awards for the year 2010. The Satish Shetty Award for Gallantry is being given posthumously to Amit Jethwa. Jethwa was an environmentalist and social worker, […]
Visitors: 270The controversy following resignation of Justice Santosh Hegde, the Lok Ayukat of Karnataka and the subsequent amends purported to have been made by Karnataka Govt. has again highlighted the failure of Lok Pal Legislative history at the Centre and the equally passivity and reluctance of all political parties to pass this legislation, which is […]
Visitors: 336EU EU Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva told MEPs in the Development Committee that the coming weeks could see the situation worsen in Pakistan owing to the weather. MEPs told the Commissioner that the EU’s aid response to the devastating flooding needs to be more coordinated and visible on the ground. Having just returned from […]
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: 346USA Decisions by state and local officials in several US states to uphold the building of mosques and Muslim community centers despite protests is an important affirmation of the right to freedom of religion enshrined in international human rights law as well as the US Constitution, Human Rights Watch said today. Such projects are […]
Visitors: 397GRI Exclusive Dantewada, Chhattisgarh Tribals planted more than 80,000 saplings (young trees) in Dantewada, Bastar region of the Chhattisgarh State without any financial support by government or non-government funding agencies. Koya Wes Social Institute, an voluntary social organization, formed by the local tribal youths has been motivating local tribal communities for trees plantation. For […]
Visitors: 346EU Moldova is set to receive an EU grant of up to €90 million to help it through the financial crisis, following a vote at Parliament’s Committee on International Trade on Monday. Members of the committee overwhelmingly backed plans to provide the funds when they approved a report by by Iuliu Winkler (EPP, RO) […]
Visitors: 466West 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: 255Dr. Manmohan Singh has realized his single point agenda of passing nuclear bill in parliament and bringing nuclear power projects to India at any cost. While he may be happy and satisfied man now, the burden caused due to his single point agenda has to be carried on by his country men for long […]
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: 1,134CUBA The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of International PEN is delighted at the news of the release of three more Cuban journalists imprisoned since 2003. Fabio Prieto Llorente and Juan Carlos Herrera Acosta touched down in Madrid on 19 August 2010 while Juan Adolfo Fernández Saínz (pictured below) arrived the next day, all […]
Visitors: 329Delhi The Prime Minister’s Office has called upon Indian Industry to join hands in the rehabilitation of Leh and Kargil, in the aftermath after the recent flash floods. Shri TKA Nair, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister met with the office bearers of CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, PHDCCI and SCOPE, and called upon their support for […]
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: 494EU After the worst monsoon floods in living memory, Pakistan is facing a humanitarian disaster on a massive and unimaginable scale. Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, left for Islamabad to meet with the authorities and to visit some of the stricken areas. As the full scope and […]
Visitors: 551August 22, 2010 Unusual rainstorms in Pakistan have inundated one-fifth of the country with water. Nearly 1,500 individuals have been killed. Twenty million have been rendered homeless. Most survivors are still without any shelter and other basic necessities. Many are at serious risk of developing malnutrition and water-borne diseases. More rains and new flooding […]