Bangluru 24 January! The National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations (NCHRO) organises the Mukundan C Menon Award since 2006 every year. The award is instituted by NCHRO in memory of late Mr. Mukundan C Menon,…
Human & Civil Rights Defenders’ Resource Manual
Book Review : Human & Civil Rights Defenders’ Resource ManualPrepared by Association for the Protection of Civil Rights (APCR)108, 3rd Floor, Pocket I, Near Living Style Mall,JASOLA, New Delhi-25, Phone: 011-64639388. E-mail : [email protected]: Rs.…
Mumbai school issues fatwa against Henna
MUMBAI: A city school allegedly meted out corporal punishment, straight from the Middle Ages, to a 12-year-old Muslim girl for coming to school with mehndi on her hands. Tinha Kausar, a Class VII student at…
India to lose ground on caste discrimination at…
NEW DELHI: The ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva looks set to recognize caste-based discrimination as a human rights violation. This, despite India's opposition and following Nepal's breaking ranks on the…
Kolkata Sex workers oppose Durga puja traditions
KOLKATA: The tradition of collecting earth from brothel areas by sculptors to be mixed in the clay used for making images of Goddess Durga has been opposed by sex workers here. "Sex workers who are…
Mahato charged under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention…
JHARGRAM: People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Chhatradhar Mahato, who was arrested on Saturday, has been charged with sedition and remanded in five days’ police custody. He also faces charges under the stringent Unlawful…
Delhi Rally against Nuclear proliferation
National Alliance of Anti-nuclear Movements (NAAM)On October 2, 2009, Friday at New DelhiIf you wish to attend the events, Please call organizers on : Ahivaran Singh - 9811330977; Shree Prakash - 9871880686; Kabir Arora -…