We strongly disapprove of the excessive use of force displayed by the police, while dispersing protests by those supporting the Tuba Group workers on hunger strike.
South Asia Citizens Web
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Bangladesh: No excuse for police violence and intimidation on unarmed members of the public | editorial, Dhaka Tribune
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Rare Interview with Simone de Beauvoir on her book The Second Sex
10 August 2014A French TV interview with Simone de Beauvoir
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Pakistan: Labour activists speak up against use of religion for political gain, seek electoral reforms, strengthening of labour rights and workplace safety
10 August 2014A compilation of news reports from Pakistan
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India: Labour reforms of the wrong kind
by , 9 August 2014There is indeed an urgent need for labour reforms, but not the dilution of the few labour protections which still survive on India’s statute books. Instead, what is essential is the rationalization and codification of all labour protections into a single law, and the commitment of employers and governments to adhere to this law and extend its coverage resolutely to every worker in the country.
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Implement boycott and sanctions against Israel - Letter from Staff of a Dutch Academic Institute
8 August 2014As teachers and researchers, administrators, managers, students, policy analysts and practitioners, we take social justice as our political position towards the world around us.
In that world, the State of Israel is taking a particularly dire political stand. Today, the Israeli government and military are yet again engaged in a war against Palestinians in Gaza, the third since 2008. According to a number of international human rights organizations, Israel has been committing numerous war crimes against the civilian Palestinian population on all Palestinian territories, and especially during its wars against Gaza.
