New Delhi April 14, 202 The National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations is shocked and saddened to learn that the 62 year old activist, Vira Sathidar, has passed away this past Tuesday, on April 13,…
Rights abuses "endemic" in South Asia -group
Wed 13 Dec 2006 NEW DELHI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Extrajudicial killings, attacks on religious and ethnic minorities and curbs on press freedom are endemic in South Asia, with Bangladesh being the worst violator, a…
Statue desecration: HMK activists to be booked under…
Imported Hindutva : Ganesha Navami in Tamil Land Tiruchirappalli (TN), Dec. 13 (PTI): Five Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) activists, taken into custody in connection with desecration of rationalist leader 'Periyar' E V Ramaswamy's statue near…
Mafia in Jharkhand
by Girish Mishra, Zmag , December 12, 2006Not many people outside Jharkhand, the newly state in India, richest in minerals, would have heard the name of Ram Ashray Singh. There is absolutely no question of…