Articles tagged with: Human Rights
Kashmir, where are you Now? : Part 2
In the first part of Kashmir where are you now? we took a look at the trauma that the woman in Indian occupied Kashmir go through with rape cases. In this post we shall take a look at Half widows, what are half widows and …
Kashmir, where are you Now? : Part 1
Kashmir, if there’s heaven on it they said its Shangrila in Kashmir, I have been deviating from this topic for a long time. Every India for some reason perhaps its what we are born and brought up with this inborn hatred towards Pakistan and that …
Gulabi Gang Upholding Women’s Rights
Woman in India have been taken for granted, they have been physically and mentally abused in many sections and stratas of society. Today there are still so many problems like the ongoing rapes in Delhi, Molestations of foreigners in Mumbai and not to forget the …
India’s Freedom of Speech Barred Online
We quit journalism and started blogging because it gives you the freedom to express your opinion and thoughts, unlike the mainstream media that is pressured to go with the flow by the system. Most media houses force you to carry press releases and are marketing …
Governments Crack Down on Bloggers
Millions of people blog around the world because it gives them the freedom to express themselves and write on topics that stir their emotions. There are certain countries that find it difficult to cope with this freedom of expression and arrest bloggers who write on …
First Gay Pride Parade in India
In the year 1969 the New York police raided a gay bar called Stonewall Inn, where they humiliated and arrested the people present. Although that was the day for the first time people showed rare courage and protested.
From then on every year on the same …
The Price of Tata Nano
The price tag of the Nano, the measly one lakh rupees, that hopes to put bikers in a car comes with a hidden cost borne by the farmers of Singur. We have spoken about how the Tata’s forcibly acquired the land to set up their …
B’Tselem Helps Palestinians Shoot Back
An Israeli human rights group called B’Tselem that has been active in the occupied territories has recently provided more than 100 video cameras to the Palestinians there to record their daily lives.
The majority of B’Tselem’s efforts are directed at violations committed by the Israeli government …
A Call for Financial Transparency in NGOs
Over the last couple of years I have been receiving the wire a short four page newsletter that’s dispatched by Amnesty International monthly, I consider myself lucky to receive it as it’s not me who is paying the subscription fee, I think its one of …
The Lives of Tibetans in Exile
With the 2008 Olympic games hosted in China, Tibet seems to be the center of attraction, the Chinese have been occupying Tibet after the invasion in 1951 just how America invaded Iraq in 2003 and are still occupying it.
The Chinese coincidentally also say the same …
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