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SRI LANKA: The problem it faces before the Human Rights Council

In mythology we always hear about transformations; that a frog became a prince, or a beautiful princess became an ugly hag, and the like. These stories reflect the phenomenon of transformation, which ...

INDONESIA: The execution of Adami Wilson – questioning the aims of the death penalty

After refraining from executing individuals for four years, the Indonesian authorities executed a Nigerian national, Adami Wilson, on 14 March 2013. The Tangerang District Court named Adami guilty of ...

INDIA: Attacking visitors will not end discrimination in Sri Lanka

In two separate incidents, two Sri Lankan monks have been attacked in India. These two attacks are a continuum to previous assaults upon Sri Lankan nationals visiting India. These incidents are crimin...

PAKISTAN: A fighter for the poor and disenfranchised gunned down

Amir Murtaza In a tragic incident, the well-known social worker, educationist and development expert Parveen Rehman was brutally shot dead in Karachi on 13th March, 2013. She had been working vigorous...

PAKISTAN: The Country has gone Mad, No Doubt

Ms. Perveen Rehman (56), worked for the betterment of the poor and neglected When a small lady weighing hardly 60 kilograms working for the betterment of poor slum-dwellers, and amongst the under-priv...

SRI LANKA: The latest report of the Office of the United Nations Human Rights Council

The annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General to the Human Rights Council has been issued on F...

ASIA: Modus Operandi TORTURE

Based largely on a series of drawings by Nepali artist Sushil Thapa, Modus Operandi TORTURE exposes the true horror of what takes place in police stations around Asia. Thapa, in collaboration with t...

SRI LANKA: A senior lawyer misleads the Supreme Court regarding a case of torture

When the case regarding the torture of Chamila Bandara Jayaratne came before the Supreme Court yesterday (March 11) the lawyer appearing for the respondent police officers, Mr. Manohara de Silva, misl...

PAKISTAN: When will cases of Blasphemy be filed against the Muslim attackers?

Sections 295 and 295A of the Pakistan Penal Code do not differentiate between Islam and Christianity These are just two of the photos, among many, taken during the attack on Joseph Colony, a Christian...

INDIA: केन्द्रीय नियमों के आधार पर महात्मा गांधी राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोज़गार गारंटी योजना का क्रियान्वयन (मनरेगा 3)

नियमों के प्रभाव – 2 फरवरी 2006 को जब राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोज़गार गारंटी क़ानून लाग...

INDIA: मध्य प्रदेश सरकार की महिला नीति: बाढ़ की संभावनाओं पर घर बनाने का जतन

बाढ़ की संभावनायें सामने हैं, और नदियों के किनारे घर बने हैं। मशहूर शायर दुष...

PAKISTAN: Christian houses were burned with connivance between the government of Punjab and land grabbers

(Photo courtesy of the Daily Express) The small incident of a quarrel between three Christian and Muslim friends during a drinking session (of alcohol) turned into the ransacking, looting and burning ...

SRI LANKA: The Recent Suppression of Tamil Voice at Vavuniya

A group of hundreds of relatives of the disappeared from Mannar and Vavuniya were to arrive on the 5th night in Colombo by buses to share with the people in the South their pathetic stories about the ...

INDIA: महिला हिंसा नहीं, कहीं नहीं और कभी नहीं.

हाल ही में सामने एक सर्वेक्षण ने  “महिलाओं की सुरक्षा संबंधी इन्डेक्स” म...

INDIA: The nemesis of a resolution

The US sponsored resolution against neighbouring Sri Lanka has become a discussion point in India. Debates in the parliament and in the media are about whether India should support or oppose the resol...

PAKISTAN: The Supreme Court must ensure that Ahmadis should not be disfranchised

A Golden Opportunity to abolish self-contradictory Franchise System and Restore true Justice and Democracy in Pakistan The world has strongly and repeatedly drawn the attention of Pakistan to its self...

PAKISTAN: International Women’s Day – Legislation is essential but not enough, especially if it is rarely implemented

Every year, this day represents a suitable occasion to remember the battles fought and the recognition gained, but above all it is a moment of reflection concerning all those achievements not yet acqu...

BANGLADESH: Shoddy tribunal has pushed the country to the verge of a civil war

The tribunal on war crimes established in March 2010 has pushed Bangladesh to extreme violence. Since 28 February, the events have taken a violent turn in which almost 100 persons including women, chi...

INDIA: Democracies don’t strip their women

Avinash Pandey* The decision of going naked in protest to the oppression committed on them by POSCO and its supporters must not had come easily to the women of Govindpur village of Jagatsingpur distri...

INDIA: Equality is impossible with the same policing system

A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women Statistics apart, India is not a safe place for women to live. The recent unfortunate incidents of rape reported from the nationa...