NCHRO pleads for the release on parole of Aged, Ill or Handicapped Prisoners New Delhi 26 March 2020 NCHRO welcomes the order issued by the Supreme Court of India to consider releasing the prisoners and…
Grants available to research Dalit women
Print journalists in India can apply for a fellowship to research Dalit women’s health and human rights. The fellowship runs from May 2007 to March 2008, and all applications must be received by April 10,…
A grave without a name : Ifthikhar Gilani
Hard News Media , March 2007Case after case of dead bodies being exhumed after innocent citizens were murdered by the security forces in fake encounters has pushed public anger to the brink in KashmirIftikhar Gilani…
Terrorism: Biased Investigation
By Ram Puniyani,11 March, 2007, Countercurrents.org One more blast took place on 10th February 2007 in Nanded, city in the remote interiors of Mahrashtra, in the wee of hours of the morning. On the day…
Midnight Arrest of Leading Fighter Against Communalism
The CPI(M) Karnataka state secretariat has issued the following statement: JD(S)-BJP government of Karnataka has added another feather to its cap in aiding and abetting communal forces by a midnight swoop on B V Sitaram,…
Human rights issue: US Govt report indicts Gujarat…
Annual report of Human Rights Dept expresses continued concern on Govt’s alleged inaction against riot perpetratorsExpress News Service , March 11, 2007Ahmedabad, March 10: Gujarat occupies a big space in the Indian section of the…
Fund fraud hits RSS publication "Panchajanya"
Reading between the lines of PanchajanyaDipankar Chakraborty, The Statesman ,Fund Sevaks? NEW DELHI, March 10. — Panchajanya, a Sangh Parivar publication, once edited by Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, appears to have come under a cloud…
Bill on communal violence likely to be introduced…
Press Trust of India, New Delhi, March 11, 2007 Billed as an effective deterrent to rioters, a legislation is likely to be introduced in Parliament this week to give more teeth to law enforcement…
Gujarati Teacher rapes student, forces her to marry…
Express News Service , March 11, 2007Vadodara, March 10: A 20-year-old girl on Friday alleged that her college teacher had raped her, after 'luring' her to Ahmedabad with false promises of helping her win Rs…