Forty years after the lunar landing, superstition continues to influence thinking at the highest levels. Here, There, Everywhere
Forty years after the lunar landing, superstition continues to influence thinking at the highest levels. Here, There, Everywhere
Almost 2,000 miles of barbed wire and concrete will be built in the name of security, cutting India off from Bangladesh. Over 1,000 miles have been completed so far, but hundreds of Bangladeshis and Indians have been shot dead alongside by Indian troops.
More than a thousand people representing people’s movements from over 15 states of India gathered at New Delhi on the 23rd of July 2009, to protest against the Land Acquisition (Amendment) and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bills in their current form.
It is extremely unfortunate that the premier Human Rights Body set up to investigate Human Rights violations is becoming a rubber stamp for the police. The same attitude of the NHRC was evident when the Supreme Court asked the NHRC to investigate allegations of Rape and Murder against the Salwa Judum. The NHRC send a team of essentially police officers who spoke mainly to the local police and other officials and gave a white washing report.
Is it surprising that every bit of heartbreaking news from the Kashmir Valley and northeast India is followed by an outcry against the uniformed forces in those regions, and by extension, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act?
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