A review of Bangladesh's report on its human rights situations does not reflect serious concerns. An ACHR report
PVCHR provides information about atrocious act of police committed in Dharkar locality of Hukulganj under jurisdiction of police station Cantt, Varanasi.
The situation for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable civilians trapped in the Vanni war zone is becoming increasingly dangerous. Both the government and the LTTE need to take urgent action to prevent large-scale civilian deaths. Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
Qadri Ismail's article, in an abridged version, first appeared in The Morning Leader. Even as the LTTE is pushed back by military forces, atrocities on the population increases.
Lasantha Wickramatunga, a key journalist and editor of Sri Lanka's Sunday Leader who was at the fore front of holding all governments and parties accountable to transparency and democratic values in Sri Lanka was assasinated. This is a letter he wrote, anticipating his own assasination, and asked to be published afterwards.
The New Age writes that the Phulbari elections has clearly showed that the people were tired of secret deals of governments with companies that continued to put their own lives and livelihoods at risk.
Charging the Government of India with not keeping its solemn commitment to keep the River Bhagirathi alive in its pristine stretch from Gangotri to Uttarkashi, Dr. G.D. Agrawal has resumed his fast-unto-death from Makar Sankranti Day, Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009.
A New Age article describes the trade imbalance between Dhaka and New Delhi and makes suggestions for new strategies to the new government in Bangladesh.
Shahidul Alam portrays the hopes and the dreams of immigrants - leaving their homes for a chance to change their destiny. And the destiny of their families.
A TOI report on the inefficacy of the DOTS program and the spread of TB.
Residents lived in the shanty town for five generations, surviving by scavenging recyclable materials from a local dump and taking odd jobs. Now a court has decided to clear the area without giving them a hearing.
Leading up to the Commonwealth games, the government of Delhi has razed hundreds of homes.
While the western media has presented a one-sided view of Israel's offensive, ground realities suggest a completely destroyed society within Gaza. Rahnuma Ahmed's article first appeared in New Age.
On 4th January, 2009, representatives of different sectors of Unorganized sector workers from slums of Mumbai including domestic workers, construction workers, skilled labourers, boot polish workers, and others assembled for a Panel Discussion on the recently introduced Unorganized Sector Worker's Social Security Bill 2008.
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