Human Rights in South Asia
A Blessing In Disguise? The Trump Presidency And Palestine
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Read Full ArticleEuropean leaders oppose Trump travel ban, far right applauds
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European leaders oppose Trump travel ban, far right applauds AP The leaders of Britain and Germany joined other American allies Sunday in criticising President Donald Trump's US entry ban for people from
Read Full ArticlePalestine Forsaken- US SECRETARY of State John Kerry’s Long Speech
0 comments | by A.G. Noorani
US SECRETARY of State John Kerry’s long speech on peace between Israelis and Palestinians offered the wronged party (the Palestinians) little, and is unlikely to win support either in the US or in Israel, to whom it was really addressed. It was a futile effort to defend the US’ abstention on UNSC Resolution 2334, which was adopted on Dec 23, 2016. Both the resolution and Ker
Read Full ArticleTruth about Adivasis caught in the crossfire
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Truth about Adivasis caught in the crossfire Special Report “Physical beating is a very common thing.” Social activist and researcher Bela Bhatia’s face was pinched with pain as she spoke about the violence that is a reality in the lives of people in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. She spoke about how people can readily show you their bruises a
Read Full ArticleKashmiris Have Lost Their Fear of India: Report
0 comments | by Jawed Naqvi
AS India turns its focus to a clutch of make-or-break state polls starting next month and while the world lives in suspense over the arriving Trump presidency in the United States, the trauma of the people in Jammu and Kashmir festers on. A report from October and December visits to Jammu and Kashmir made available to Dawn on Saturday involves important individuals from different instit
Read Full Article1 comments | by Dr Gideon Polya
The persecution of Jews in Europe that culminated in the WW2 Jewish Holocaust (5-6 million Jews killed by violence or deprivation) means that anti-racist Jews are inescapably obliged to oppose race-based Apartheid, disempowerment, dispossession, expulsion, ethnic cleansing and genocide. Accordingly, numerous anti-racist Jews have come out to back UN Security Council Resolution 2
Read Full ArticleThe Voice of the Third World - The Room Went Silent at the UN
0 comments | by Vijay Prashad
Fidel Castro was the mirror of Africa, Asia and Latin America’s aspirations The room went silent at the UN’s 2001 World Conference Against Racism when Fidel Castro entered. He took the podium and firmly denunciated not only racism, but
Read Full ArticleWhat Has Neoliberal Capitalism Ever Done for India? The Demonetization Heist
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When India ushered in neoliberal economic reforms during the early 1990s, the promise was job creation, inclusive growth and prosperity for all. But, some 25 years later, what we have seen is almost 400,000 farmers committing suicide, one of the greatest levels of inequality out of all ‘emerging’ economies, a trend towards jobless ‘growth’, an accelerating and massive il
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Berlin attack and Media bias Majid Khan In April 19, 1995, in bombing at Oklahoma City 169 people were killed. After few hours of this brutal act of terrorism, journalists, law enforcement and government officials, reported "Arabic-looking men in jogging suits [were] running from the scene." Without cred
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