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What About Dams Ready to Collapse

A bridge collapses in Minneapolis. A dam collapses in Rajasthan. How two democracies react gives us an insight to these democracies. 

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/what_about_dams_ready_to_colla.html

NAPM Opposes the India-US Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

The National Alliance of People’s Movements, a network of over

two hundred people’s movements in India working for social and economic justice, believes that the India-US nuclear deal has grave consequences for India’s national security and sovereignty, for India’s relations with its neighbours, for India’s economy, for the health of its people and for the state of its environment.

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/napm_opposes_the_indiaus_nucle.html

University of Illinois Terminates Coke Contract

University of Illinois is the third university this summer -- following Smith College in the U.S. and the
 Banaras Hindu University in India -- to have terminated its beverage contract with Coca-Cola. 

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/university_of_illinois_termina.html

Sri Lankan Military Marginalizing Civic Society?

During these recent months, reports suggest that the state and the
 military in Sri Lanka is actively engineering opinions and demographics through blatant oppression.   

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/sri_lankan_military_marginaliz.html

The Temple in Pari Nager

The reason why a Jain Temple in Tharparkar is in shambles is because the masses are becoming increasingly apathetic towards heritage, and also because of
 the scarce resources available with the government. Shahid Hussain writes in, a newspaper by the Jang group. 

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/post_47.html

The News About Naxals

While naxalites and naxalism has increasingly been in the news in India, the Asian Center for Human Rights has put together a review of news articles on Naxals in the national
 Indian print media over the first half of the year. 

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/the_news_about_naxals.html

Sri Lankas M’uslims: Out In the Cold

B. Muralidhar Reddy writes that successive governments have failed to factor in the aspirations of Muslims in the quest for resolution of the strife, which is seen as solely a problem between the Sinhalese and the Tamils.

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/sri_lankas_muslims_out_in_the.html

Neighbours Must Support Democracy in Pakistan

Noted Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir Monday urged India and other democracies to support the lawyers' movement for the restoration of democracy in the neighbouring country.  

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/neighbours_must_support_democr.html

Is Amartya Sen An Apologist for Bengal Govt?

Dipanjan Rai Chaudhuri critiques Prof Sen's interview to The Telegraph arguing that his trickle down theories have been proved unfeasible time and again and his suggestions that people should leave farming and move to industries (like in the west) by pointing out that there are few jobs in the industrial sector. He finally wonders whether Prof Sen is finding ways to defend the CPI(M) in Bengal!

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/is_amartya_sen_an_apologist_fo_1.html

Lepchas in Sikkim Oppose Hydel Project

Local communities are opposing a set of hydel projects planned in Sikkim that threatens homes, livelihoods and the local economies. Not
 surprisingly, though, the government continues without taking into account people's concerns. We are requesting readers to to ask the government to change its re-evaluate its processes. 

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/lepchas_in_sikkim_oppose_hydel.html

Fake Killings: 13 Cops Chargesheeted

The CID (Crime) on 17th July filed a chargesheet in the metropolitan court against 13 police officials accused in the fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Shaikh and disappearance of his wife Kausar Bi.

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/fake_killings_13_cops_chargesh_1.html

The South Takes the Pictures

Photographers from the Global South - from artists in Bhutan to a small studio in Bolivia and from Kathmandu to Dili - put together a photo-essay on the struggles of human rights and justice from their homes. 

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/the_south_takes_the_pictures_1.html

RTI Unwelcome in Tamil Nadu

In the more than one year of its existence, the commission found 96 cases where PIO had illegally denied information. Despite pompous pronouncements of Rs 25,000 penalties against errant PIOs, not one errant PIO has been fined till date. A Hindustan Times article.

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/rti_unwelcome_in_tamil_nadu_1.html

Women Farmers Protest Reliance SEZ

Seventeen farmers and activists from twenty four villages in Raigad District of Maharashtra have gone on indefinite fast since 19 July 2007. This is a symbolic non-violent struggle against the unabated land acquisition by the Reliance group for their 10,000-hectare-plus Maha-Mumbai SEZ (special economic zone).   

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/women_farmers_protest_reliance.html

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