The luminous life of Safdar Hashmi
On the playwright’s 66th birth anniversary today Sometimes death becomes more important than life. Think of Bhagat Singh. Or Che Guevara. Or Gauri Lankesh. We […]
Human Rights
Bringing the voice of vulnerable communities into the discourse on development
Deliberative policy-making is the cornerstone of democratic governance. For Equality & Justice. A PEOPLES‘ AGENDA … A document has been released by ACTIONAID India aims to embody this maxim by bringing the felt need of peoples and vulnerable communities, front and centre to further inform broad-based and inclusive processes. New Delhi […]
Journalists reporting on the environment faced increased dangers in 2018
By Kaamil Ahmed Journalists describe some of the threats and dangers they faced in 2018. These range from intimidation to legal threats to outright violence. At […]
Invest in fundamental rights to ensure access to justice for all
BY SRIPARNA GANGULY Supporting programs that are reaching the unreached and ensuring their basic human rights, is a fundamental step towards ensuring equitable and sustainable development […]
India Report Card 2018: Where India stands among other countries in bad loans, peace level and happiness
Where does India stand in an international forum? From sports to politics, here’s a complete list of surveys. ear 2018 is coming to an end […]
2018 was a landmark year for gender rights in India. But it’s ending on a bitter note
By Maria Thomas 2018 was a big year for gender rights in India. From landmark supreme court judgments to the #MeToo movement, the country took several […]
Remembering India’s Contributions to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
By Miloon Kothari Indian representatives were masterfully able to verbalise and transpose lessons learnt from decades of the freedom struggle. The United Nations was born in […]
Dalit communities: The deafening voices of the ‘silenced’ in India
By BADRI NARAYAN It is appalling to know that even in the modern Indian Democracy there are sections of population that are silenced, our leaders and […]
India wakes up to its child malnutrition epidemic
By K S DAKSHINA MURTHY With the world’s largest amount of malnourished children, can India come to grips with its problem? It is normal for motorists […]
Freedom Fighter’s Small Change Transformed UN’s Declaration of Human Rights
By Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk “The world can thank a daughter of India, Dr Hansa Mehta, for replacing the phrase in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights […]