Human Rights in South Asia
Indian troops kill 20, injure more than 100 in Kashmir
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Indian troops kill 20, injure more than 100 in Kashmir Two-day strike against killings Srinagar In occupied Kashmir, the Indian troops in their fresh acts of state terrorism martyred 17 youth and injured as many as 100 in Shopian and Is-lamabad districts in a single day, today. The youth were killed during cordon and search operations, launched by
Read Full ArticleThe Absurdity of the New ‘Great Game’ in Central Asia
4 comments | by By Lyle J. Goldstein
When the American people went to the polls in November 2016, they could be forgiven for thinking they had elected a president who might just bring the troops home from Afghanistan. After nearly seventeen years of grinding war in that poor, desolate and ultimately i
Read Full ArticleStop The Increasing Violence Against Dalits
0 comments | by Vidya Bhushan Rawat
Minister does not leave an opportunity to quote Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar. RSS has been calling him ‘pratahsmarniya’
Read Full ArticleSay The Word’: What The Rohingya Struggle Is Really About
0 comments | by Dr Ramzy Baroud
Pope Francis lost a historical opportunity to truly set his legacy apart from previous Popes. Alas, for him, too, political expediency trumped all else. In his visit to Burma (Myanmar) on November 27, he refrained from u
Read Full ArticleDo Not Forget The Anti-Sikh Pogrom of 1984! Peoples Union for Democratic Rights
0 comments | by Cijo Joy and Anushka Singh
31 October 2017 – thirty three years have passed since the anti-Sikh pogrom carried out in Delhi between 31st October and 4
Read Full ArticleTwenty Five Years of Babari Masjid Demolition : An Attack On The Constitution Of India
0 comments | by Vidya Bhushan Rawat
On August 7th 1990 VP Singh announced his government’s decision to accept Mandal recommendations that ensured 27% quota for Other Backward Communities. The Sava
Read Full ArticleInsurgencies in Manipur: politics & ideology
0 comments | by M. S. Prabhakara
Among all the North Eastern states of India, Manipur is the worst affected in terms of militancy and insurgency. Today, there are at least 12 insurgent outfits active in the state and even today the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, imposed by the Government of India remains in force in the state. The reign of terror has continued in other forms like attackin
Read Full ArticleRaigarh authorities should protect Adivasis’ right to peaceful protest
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Local authorities in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, should respect and protect the right of Adivasi villagers opposing the activities of private companies to conduct peaceful protests on 15 and 16 January. Residents of six villages in Gharghoda block, Raigarh are planning a protest against the unlawful construction of an ash pond by TRN Energy Limited in Nawapara Tenda village and the establishment of
Read Full ArticleZionism and Islamophobia Convergence of Interests
0 comments | by Jamshed Abbas
Back in 2008, a Zionist Jew named Barre Seid living in the US issued a check for just under $17 million. The purpose was to fund the distribution of 28 million copies of a hate-filled documentary whose premise was that Islam is equivalent to Nazism and is the greatest threat the West faces. The CDs were distributed by the Clarion Fund, which has been linked to the Israeli group Aish HaTorah.
Read Full ArticleHow does one please Golwalkar? The writer is Dawn’s correspondent in Delhi.
0 comments | by Jawed Naqvi
The writer is Dawn’s correspondent in Delhi. IF Hindu rashtra becomes inevitable, how should India’s Muslims and Christians go about taking evasive action, and will they be the only ones that need to? We are not talking about the reasons why such an eventuality could descend on us sooner or later. It’s not about Sitaram Yechury losing the cruci
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