South Asia Citizens Web

NEW YORK (25 October 2017) – The world must fight back against a growing threat to women’s rights fuelled by rising fundamentalism and extremism, a UN human rights expert has told the the Third Committee, 30th meeting - General Assembly in New York.

Alison Katz of Independent WHO reveals the suppression and dis-information campaign against the book Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment, a compilation of over 500 health studies from Eastern European nations compiled by Prof. Alexei Yablokov

We, the concerned people’s health movements, health networks, women’s groups and individuals vehemently condemn the denial of any health and allied services, access to PDS or any other schemes that enhance social security for want of an Aadhaar identity. This is extremely arbitrary and a gross violation of human rights, the right to life and dignity.

The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a coalition of hundreds of NGOs from dozens of countries, puts in stark relief the irresponsibility of those states – including France – who base their security on dissuasion by terror. Mediapart’s publishing editor and co-founder Edwy Plenel argues that far from keeping the peace, nuclear weapons spread the risk of a terrible catastrophe, as the current Korean crisis shows.

BJP’s misreading of history raises questions on the Indian state’s ability to be a custodian for the nation’s historical sites, including Mughal monuments.