This week's headlines in The SouthAsian
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Clean Water for Bhopal
Bhopali activists continue to demand government action against
polluted
groundwater. The pollutants from Union Carbide's (and now Dow's)
processes. Join the Bhopalis as the demand clean water.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/clean_water_for_bhopal_1.h
tml

Women of Zaheerabad take on Monsanto
"We do not buy seeds from the market because we suspect they may
be contaminated with genetically engineered or terminator seeds",
says Pavamma, a Dalit woman in village Palarum, near the town of
Zaheerabad, about 110 kms north-west of the high-tech city of
Hyderabad. Women of Zaheerabad take on Monsanto and show the way to
food security.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/women_of_zaheerabad_take_o
n_mo_1.html

The General and the Law
A discussion by Nausherwan Lahori, Khalid R Hasan and Haroon Rashid,
as
well as an extended comment from Islamabad-based law lecturer
Ghazala
Minallah, whose father, Safdar Shah, went into exile after refusing
to
vote with the Supreme Court majority that sentenced Z.A. Bhutto to
hang. "Today I am reminded of that black period in our judicial
history," she says. "Once again our Constitution has been abused and
so has our judiciary, and we as a nation are at a cross-roads just
as our judiciary is."
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/the_general_and_the_law_1.
html

The Peace Cycle Yatra in Madhya Pradesh
Nine cycling enthusiasts from various walks of life are bicycling
from
near Mumbai to Islamabad. A diary from their third week.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/the_peace_cycle_yatra_in_m
adhy.html

Cycle Expedition for Peace Heads to Pakistan
Nine cycling enthusiasts from various walks of life have joined
hands to undertake a unique mission. They are going to cycle all the
way from Panvel, near Mumbai to Islamabad, through Wagah, Lahore,
and Rawalpindi - spreading the message of peace between India and
Pakistan on their way.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/cycle_expedition_for_peace
_hea_1.html

Oppressed Nations of Pakistan: Self Determination, Autonomy and
Sovereignty World Sindhi Institute in Washington DC is organizing a
discussion forum on Lahore Resoution Day (March 23rd) to talk about
oppression by the Pakistani State.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/oppressed_nations_of_pakis
tan.html

Sri Lanka on the Precipice: Political Solution or Sweeping Debacle?
The report of the All Party Representative Committee on
constitutional
reform and the establishment of the commission of inquiry to
investigate human rights violations offer a glimmer of hope in Sri
Lanka. Ahilan Kadirgamar reports.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/sri_lanka_on_the_precipice
_pol_1.html

New Chapters for Friends of Tibet
Friends of Tibet recently announced chapters in Pakistan and Nepal.
While providing our readers with a short note on the organization,
we also encourage our readers in Nepal and Pakistan to support the
organization.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/new_chapters_for_friends_o
f_ti_1.html

Special Exploitation Zones of Andhra
As more and more communities wake up to their traditional rights and
human rights (both of which are being threatened by modern
development projects) the world witnesses a rise in the number of
democratic resistances. Governments will ignore these resistances
and demands at their own peril.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/special_exploitation_zones
_of.html

The Government Won't or Cant End Corruption?
Madhulika writes about a protest in rural Rajasthan against
corruption
by government agencies and contractors implementing the Prime
Ministers
Village Road Program and the National Right to Employment Guarantee
Act
where rural workers are not being paid minimum wages and numerous
clauses are being flouted.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/the_government_wont_or_can
t_en.html

People, Names, Not Just Statistics
A list of people injured, killed, abducted or murdered in Mannar,
Sri
Lanka, as a result of the ongoing conflict, in the last year.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/people_names_not_just_stat
isti.html

Budget 2007: An Opportunity Squandered
Dr Jayaprakash Narayan, national coordinator of Loksatta, reviews
the
Union Budget of India, 2007.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/budget_2001_a_n_opportunit
y_sq.html

Gender Ratio Affects Marriage Norms in UP
Instant weddings in the eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh highlight
a
disturbing fact - the State's very low sex ratio. This article by
Aman
Sethi first appeared in the Frontline.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/gender_ratio_affects_marri
age.html

Threat to Life of Advocate for Dalit Rights
Dr. Lenin Rahguvanshi, a human rights activist working for the
Dalits
and the backward class in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India has been
receiving death threats from local political figures from the upper
caste communities, asking him to stop his work with dalits or he and
his family would be murdered.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/threat_to_life_of_advocate
_for_1.html

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