Human Rights organisations express concern on Ma’ Dani’s case

By SOLIDARITY | August2011

We the following organisations and concerned individuals hereby express the following concerns:

 

We are shocked at the way Abdul Nasser Ma’dani, his f  ....Read More

Toxic Endosulfan Pesticide Is Banned Worldwide

By Zachary Shahan | May2011 | http://www.change.org

Last week, I wrote about a proposed international ban on endosulfan, and I'm back to report some awesome news.

After many years of worldwide citizen action around a proposed ban, this year, at the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Conference in Geneva last week, success looked within reach. However, one country strongly opposed to such a ban, India, indicated that it wou  ....Read More

Worldwide Stockholm Convention Pushes to Ban Toxic Endosulfan Pesticide this Week

By Zachary Shahan | April2011 | http://www.change.org

Endosulfan — ever heard of it? It is a highly toxic off-patent organochlorine insecticide. It has been shown to stay in the environment for a long period of time, and is an endocrine disruptor.

Thought it has been banned in over 70 countries, the toxic chemical is still widely used in India, China, and a handful of others. Why? Because it's cheap, of course. Also, in India, the government  ....Read More

Obama's War On Libya Unconstitutional

By Michael Boldin | March2011 | www.countercurrents.org

With military action taking place in Libya right now, the essential question must be asked: Is it even Constitutional? For those of you who don’t want to read more than a sentence or two, here’s the short answer. Absolutely not.

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The ninth and tenth amendments, while they didn’t add anything new, defined the Constitution. In short, they tell us that the federal   ....Read More

Binayak Sen – Gandhi of our Era

By Muhammad Arifuddin Ilyas | January2011 | http://www.twocircles.net

A person who fights for Human Rights and questions the Government policy will be sentenced to Life imprisonment. This is what the Law says. According to Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), “Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffectio  ....Read More

Ayodhya Verdict 2010: Whither Indian Constitution!

By Ram Puniyani, | October2010 | http://www.twocircles.net

The verdict given by Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court (Sept 2010) has been a landmark of sorts. On one hand it is culmination of the process of demolition of Babri Masjid, now that illegal act of demolition has got a legal sanction. On the other this judgment is the one based on every other consideration than the legal one. It has no rooting in the values of Indian Constitution, n  ....Read More

Message from Irom Sharmila Chanu

By Irom Sharmila Chanu | June2010

Sunday, 6th June 2010,
JN Hospital, S/W
Porompat, Imphal,
Manipur - 795001

Beloved Brothers and sisters of Kerala,

The defiant lady of Manipur here, sincerely would like to convince her deep sense of gratitude to you Keralans whose solidarity with her struggle is great and selfless. You know, we the national human beings are masters of conscience. Why should we feel agraid o  ....Read More