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Haunted By Her Yesterdays: Women Fighters of LTTE #Vaw #Video #mustwatch

This documentary tells a story of silent agony, trapped screams and repressed mourning. A story of women forced to deny their identity — who are trapped in between a government which sees them as “Tigers,” and a society whose norms… Continue Reading →

We are social reformers, claims Mumbai women’s body accused of terrorism

  The Special Branch has put city police on alert about a “women terrorist group” being trained in Kerala. The group’s spokespersons have threatened to sue the cops stating they are social reformers March 31, 2013 Mumbai Vinay Dalvi, Mid… Continue Reading →

Dalits stopped from performing Holi puja in Haryana village #WTFnews

    PTI Mar 28, 2013,TNN ROHTAK: Schedule Caste (SC) families were stoppped from performing Holi pooja and assaulted allegedly by the members of upper caste at Jahangirpur village of Jhajjar district of Haryana. Police have started investigation into the matter… Continue Reading →

BREAKING NEWS- Anti-Sterlite Protestors Arrested en Mass in Thoothukudi

    Update 12 noon:MARCH 28, 2013  Reported by Nityanand Jayaraman Speaking on phone from Chandra Mahal (a wedding hall) where more than 200 people are detained by the police, Fatima Babu — one of several organisers of the protest —… Continue Reading →

Call for endorsements – Our planet is not for sale! ADB Quit India! Quit Asia! #mustshare

 Peoples Front against IFIs We, peoples’ movements, mass organisations, struggle groups, trade unions, communityorganisations and many others from India and the Asia-Pacific region, call for a protestagainst the 46th Annual Board of Governors’ Meeting (AGM) of the Asian DevelopmentBank (ADB)… Continue Reading →

Bhopal hospital treated gas victims as guinea pigs for drug trials #WTFnews

Raipur, (Chhattisgarh), March 26, 2013, Suvojit Bagchi CIC orders disclosure on drug trials in ‘larger public interest’ The Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered the Bhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Center (BMHRC), a government body, to disclose information related to drug trials… Continue Reading →

Mumbai- Sick treating the sick at Sewri’s TB hospital #healthcare

    Published: Sunday, Mar 24, 2013, By Maitri Porecha | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA     After nearly twenty-five years of selfless service at Asia’s largest tuberculosis hospital situated in the heart of Mumbai, Barkhu Pandurang Kharat (53) was perhaps… Continue Reading →

Pakistan- Civil society condemns target killing of Parveen Rehman #Vaw

Listen to her interveiw here- https://soundcloud.com/desmukh/parveen-rehman-interview-2011   PRESS RELEASE calls for urgent action by the state to protect citizens KARACHI, March 14, 2013: Leading civil society organizations of Pakistan have expressed shock and profound grief at the brutal target killing… Continue Reading →

Memorandum to Revenue Secretary Gujarat government- Forgotten Citizens of 2002

  March 13, 2013   FORGOTTEN CITIZENS OF 2002   As a follow up to the collective decisions made at the Eleventh Memorial of the Gujarat Carnage of 2002, Survivors and lawyer representatives of the CJP met with Gujarat Revenue Secretary DJ Pandian and… Continue Reading →

#India- Budgeting Out Adivasis #Tribals #Indigenous

The finance minister’s package falls far too short of the basic needs of tribals Brinda Karat It is budget time once again. Far away from the talk of lakhs and crores of rupees echoing from Parliament to television studios, a… Continue Reading →

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