Human Rights in South Asia
Indian forces ambush Naxal Hidout, at least 15 killed
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Until now, 15 bodies have been recovered and a large number of firearms have also been seized from the site of the encounter. An area committee member who had a bounty on his head has also been arrested, along with an armed female rebel. Indian forces have gunned down more than a dozen communist militants in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. More than 200 Maoist r
Read Full ArticleGorkhaland, Mamata and the Chinese factor - Just a few days ago I warned two young student leaders
0 comments | by Imran Chowdhury
Just a few days ago I warned two young student leaders in Darjeeling of West Bengal, against the violent movement which has started there for a separate Gorkhaland. I told them in no way should they support this demand. This has multifarious geo-political risks. If a Gorkhaland state is formed, this will be the second split of Bengal since 1905. Its political signific
Read Full ArticleBefore breaking into a song The writer is Dawn’s correspondent in Delhi.
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The writer is Dawn’s correspondent in Delhi. YET again they were singing and reciting Faiz. Elsewhere they perhaps do the same with Sri Sri, Kazi Nazrul, Pash, Robin Ngangom or other revolutionary versifiers in different Indian languages. An announcement at the Delhi meeting said there could be no genuine protest without Fa
Read Full ArticleCould Student Protests Break the Back of Bangladesh’s Ruling Party?
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Student-driven protests erupted in Bangladesh on Sunday after thousands of young people staged sit-ins and other demonstrations in protest of the government’s “affirmative action” policy to allocate 56% of civil servi
Read Full ArticleEx IG Darapuri Flays Yogi Govt on Fake Encounter Raj in Uttar Pradesh
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S R Darapuri,former Inspector General of Policce (IG) of Uttar Pradesh . — File photo INTERVIEW The BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, India’s large
Read Full ArticleSaving Hinduism from Hindutva A Pakistani friend of mine, who has always had a soft
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Hindutva fascism has emerged as a clear and present danger to Hinduism and Indian democracy. It is time
Read Full ArticleThe prosecutor THE prosecutor has been under a cloud for a long time
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The writer is an author and a lawyer based in Mumbai. THE prosecutor has been under a cloud for a long time; of late that cloud over his office has darkened. On April 20, Maya Kodnani, a minister in Narendra Modi’s Gujarat government, was acquitted in the Naroda Patiya case in the 2002 pogrom of Muslims. Kodnani b
Read Full ArticleKillers and Rapists of Muslim Children It is never acceptable to kill innocent
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It is never acceptable to kill innocent civilians regardless of the circumstances. It is even worse if the victims are children. Yet this is precisely what is happening to civilians in many parts of the Muslim world where the US and its allies are involved. Let us begin with Afghanistan where on April 2 Afghan helicopters unleashed deadly missiles on hundreds of you
Read Full ArticleIndia not yet ready to confront truth on Kashmir - UN human rights report on Kashmir
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INDIA’s summary rejection of the UN human rights report on Kashmir has predictably found allies in the opposition parties, chiefly the Congress. This is partly because the Congress party is crammed with nationalists who are difficult to differentiate from the ruling Bharatiya Jana
Read Full ArticleTransparency International asks UK not to provide ‘safe haven’ to Nawaz
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Reacting to corruption charges related to four London properties, the UK Chapter of Transparency International has asked the British government to investigate those assets and no longer provide a safe haven to Nawaz Sharif and his family. “If a UK investigation concludes that the properties have been bought with corrupt money, then the authorities should move
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