Despite the recent murder of one of their own, India’s small but vocal community of rationalists promises to carry on its crusade against superstition
Despite the recent murder of one of their own, India’s small but vocal community of rationalists promises to carry on its crusade against superstition
Even though this is the longest official visit I have ever made to a single country, I am acutely conscious that I was unable to see everyone who requested a meeting. Nor will I be able to do justice to all the human rights issues facing the Sri Lankan people and government. Since I will be providing an oral update to the Human Rights Council in Geneva in late September, and a full written report in March next year, I will today confine myself to a few key issues that crystallized during the course of the mission.
“Careless†was how Toyoshi Fuketa, commissioner of the Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority, reportedly described the inspection quality of hundreds of water tanks at the crippled Fukushima plant following the recent discovery of a serious radioactive spill. China’s Foreign Ministry went further, saying it was “shocking†that radioactive water was still leaking into the Pacific Ocean two years after the Fukushima incident.
Asaram’s emboldened escapades and pathological remarks after sexually assaulting the 16 year girl is portentous of the nation’s persistent downslide towards the abyss. It is a harbinger of the rise of dark forces in our nation that Asaram, the grotesque archetype of religious fraud and right wing extremism, masquerading as a ‘Godman’, accused in murder and now sexual harassment holds the nation, law and political establishments of various states to ransom.
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