World Peace Day – Sept. 21
P. A. Chacko The World stands in need of peace. Peace that lasts long. Not a temporary truce between warring parties. Not a short halt between exploitation and justice! Not…
Modern Slavery!
P. A. Chacko The UN as a world body is concerned. The 2016 report prepared by ILO, Walk Free Foundation and IOM (International Organisation for Migration) is a dark spot…
Adivasis languishing in jail, no one to listen their cries
Stan Swamy (With due credit) “4000 Adivasis, charged as ‘Naxals’, are in the jails of Jharkhand” “There are people who cannot take bail. There is nobody for them,” observed SC…
A Stateless People: Rohingyas
It is unimaginable that in this 21st century sections or communities of people are denied citizenship and right to nationality. Myanmar is one classic example where Rohingyas (Muslims) living in…
The process of justice is still alive in India!
Declared Dead and Denied Pension! NHRC steps in! India’s National Human Rights Commission (N H R C) received a complaint in 2016 that one Mesa Paharia (member of a marginalised…