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Shocking endorsement of the concept of ’Defensive Jihad’ by Amnesty International, in a letter in response to the Global Petition Restoring the Integrity of Human Rights’. The intiators of the Global petition respond to the disturbing letter from Amnesty international. These two letters have been made public by Defending Human Rights For All Campaign via this press release.

Prominent photographer, Shahidul Alam from Drik in Bangladesh, is under threat following the important photographic exhibition called Crossfire was opened. The show has been shut down following govt. pressure.

We, the adivasis, farmers, labourers, fish workers from the Narmada Ghati appeal to your conscience to write to the concerned authorities to respect the law and our constitutional and human rights and not allow the Project to go ahead

CM Sheila Dixshit’s promise to scrap auto-rickshaws shocked Delhi‘s auto-drivers and commuters. Autowallahs “harass” passengers, she complained and many are plying the streets “illegally”. With the Commonwealth Games this Summer, the eyes of the world will turn to Delhi. Auto-rickshaws do not fit with the CM’s desire to see visitors return home convinced “that they have been to a truly civilised city”. She promised futuristic battery-powered taxis, which thrilled middle-class Delhi.

But before the auto-rickshaw and auto-drivers can be condemned, we must understand how the Delhi’s auto-rickshaw sector operates.

Adivasi Mahasabha Gujarat and People’s Union for Civil Liberties, Gujarat strongly condemns and requests all those who value human rights and human dignity to condemn the illegal detention of Avinash Kulkarni and Bharat Pawar by the Police on false grounds and demand that they be released forthwith.