Archive of South Asia Citizens Wire

  • Language Rights in Sri Lanka

    by Law & Society Trust (LST) , 11 December 2008

    (2008, 188pp Price SLR 350/ US$ 7) ISBN: 978-955-1302-14-6
    Contents Part I: Tamil as an Official Language Opening Remarks Hon. D. E. W. Gunasekera, M. P. Reality Check and Recommendations on Language Rights Mr. N. Selvakkumaran Bilingualisation of the Public Service Mr. Raja Collure Civil Society’s Role in Enforcing Language Rights Dr. Kumar Rupesinghe Opening the Door to Tamil/s? Linguistic Minority Policy and Rights Mr. B. Skanthakumar Part II: Annexes Ceylon (Constitution) (…)

  • ’Amchi Mumbai’ - Many questions, some lessons

    by Lalita Ramdas, 11 December 2008

    If we are serious about addressing terror then the only way is for us in both India and Pakistan - and the rest of the region - to reach out, work with each other - to confront, to challenge, and to mobilize the power of people to defeat the forces of violence and terror be they state or non-state actors.

  • Mountains of Concrete: Dam Building in the Himalayas

    by Shripad Dharmadhikary, 10 December 2008

    A report on the linkages between climate change and dam-building in the Himalayas; comprehensively analyzes the impacts of the dam building spree on the region’s people, ecosystems, and economy.

  • Real Security Should Accompany Real Justice

    10 December 2008

    Tehelka.com
    Of The 200 Killed In Mumbai, A High Number Were Muslims
    Anand Patwardhan argues that real security has to be accompanied by real justice
    Terror: The Aftermath
    In Mumbai, after the numbing sorrow came the blame game and the solutions. Loud voices amplified by saturation TV: Why don’t we amend our Constitution to create new anti-terror laws? Why don’t we arm our police with AK 47s? Why don’t we do what Israel did after Munich or the USA did after 9/11 and hot pursue the (…)

  • Deweaponise and address causes of violence in Karachi

    by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, 10 December 2008

    The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)
    Press Release, December 1, 2008
    Lahore: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed shock at the loss of life in recent violence in Karachi and urged the government to ensure that the city is deweaponised and no one is allowed to fan ethnic strife there.
    A statement issued by the HRCP on Monday said: “The loss of life and property in Karachi in acts of indiscriminate violence in the past two days is truly alarming. (…)

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