Round Table “The crisis of Democracy and Human Rights in India” was held on the initiative of the NCHRO Goa and CSPH Round Table “The crisis of Democracy and Human Rights in India” initiated by…
In The Name of The Cow:Banjaras Targetted by…
27 Aug 2011by Bhanwar Megwanshi For several years now, across large parts of Rajasthan Hindutva activists have been targeting members of the Banjara community in the name of ‘cow-protection’. Scores of such incidents have been…
Anna Hazare and Response of Social Activists
Anna Upsurge and the Social Movements Ram Puniyani 27 Aug 2011 Anna Hazare’s second fast (August 2011) in Delhi, demanding the acceptance of his teams’ draft for Janlokpal bill has raised many different debates about…
ANNA’S RSS
The Sangh Parivar is riding piggyback on the anti-corruption campaign. But what is Anna camp’s not-so-secret game? Akash Bisht Delhi 27 Aug 2011As Baba Ramdev approached the dais at Jantar Mantar on the fourth day…
INDIA: Action must follow the report discovering mass…
A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission 27 Aug 2011 The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) appreciates the efforts taken by the State Human Rights Commission of Jammu and Kashmir in conducting an enquiry…
Can the hungry go on a hunger strike?
27 Aug 2011 By Arundhati Roy Our country is poised at a dangerous place right now for many reasons. There are all kinds of battles for supremacy. There are real resistances, there are theatrical and…
NCHRO Condemn the killing of Shehla Msood
21 Aug 2011 Once again in another unprecedented incident Shehla Masood, a well known RTI, civil and environmental right activist from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh was murdered by an unidentified person in Bhopal at 16th august…
ASIA: Asian Alliance Against Torture and Ill-treatment launched
A group of 26 human rights defenders and organisations, today concluded a five-day regional conclave and formed a unique regional initiative - The Asian Alliance Against Torture and Ill-treatment (AAAT). The Asian Human Rights Commission…
INDIA: In the absence of justice independence is…
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) congratulates Indians on their 65th Independence Day. The world's largest democracy, has come a long way from what it was in 1947 - an impoverished and underdeveloped nation…