Category: Human Rights
Women’s voices from Atali – Dr. Sandhya Mhatre and Neha Dabhade
(Secular Perspective, September 16-30, 2015) A fact finding team consisting of Adv. Irfan Engineer and these writers, visited the riot torn village of Atali and dwelled into the causes, contentions and nuanced positions of different stakeholders, after two bouts of violence on 25th May and 1st July 2015 in the village. The 150 odd Muslim families in Atali have fled for their lives after two … Continue reading Women’s voices from Atali – Dr. Sandhya Mhatre and Neha Dabhade
Sanatan Sanstha threatens filmmaker Patwardhan
In a press conference organised to defend their member Samir Gaikwad who has been arrested in connection with the murder of rationalist Govind Pansare, Sanatan Sanstha, a Hindu extremist outfit, issued a thinly-veiled threat to filmmaker Anand Patwardhan. Advocate Sanjiv Punalekar, representing the Sanstha, had a heated exchange with Mr Patwardhan. The filmmaker was unable to make himself heard. All the journalists who asked questions … Continue reading Sanatan Sanstha threatens filmmaker Patwardhan
I’m a proud Hindu: Rishi Kapoor hits back at trolls
Mumbai: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor minces no words when it comes to expressing his views on sensitive matters — be it blind religious beliefs as well as the meat and beef bans. That, he says, does not make him “anti-Hindu”. Rishi got in a Twitter spat with a user, who wrote: “@chintskap Fools like Rishi kapoor eat beef; have a mini church at home and … Continue reading I’m a proud Hindu: Rishi Kapoor hits back at trolls
All Day Long #JU and #SRFTI symbolic hunger strike in solidarity with #FTII
Yesterday twenty students sat on a day long symbolic hunger strike that took place in Kolkata, at Jadavpur University. A senior professor from the Film Studies dept went hungry too, along with the students from many departments of #JU and #SRFTI. Provoking posters were put up on all the walls of the university, and numbing performances by four performers of PI(Performers Independent) left everyone disturbed … Continue reading All Day Long #JU and #SRFTI symbolic hunger strike in solidarity with #FTII
“Nothing shall happen to us except what Allah has ordained for us”, reminds AR Rahman !
A R Rahman, one of the finest music directors of India responded to a fatwa by clerics of Raza Academy by quoting from the Holy book of Quran. An Indian Islamic group had issued a fatwa against Iranian film-maker Majid Majidi and the Oscar-winning Indian composer AR Rahman over the depiction of the prophet Muhammad in a new film. Rahman in his response wrote – “Nothing will … Continue reading “Nothing shall happen to us except what Allah has ordained for us”, reminds AR Rahman !
One day Mataram!
‘One Day Mataram’ is a light-hearted take on patriotism in modern times, showcasing a day in the life of an urban man who’s out to prove his love for the country. Continue reading One day Mataram!
Humanitarian or Inhuman? – Teesta Setalvad
When the photograph of a young, innocent Syrian boy, dead, face down in the sand as his body was washed to a beach in Europe, shook the world, there were mixed reactions on the social (anti, sic) as always. Wisely many asked whether we would or are moved when we see pictures of a poor, hungry, almost dying Indian child. Not so pretty, not … Continue reading Humanitarian or Inhuman? – Teesta Setalvad
Assange: the untold story of an epic struggle for justice – John Pilger
The siege of Knightsbridge is both an emblem of gross injustice and a gruelling farce. For three years, a police cordon around the Ecuadorean embassy in London has served no purpose other than to flaunt the power of the state. It has cost £12 million. The quarry is an Australian charged with no crime, a refugee whose only security is the room given him by … Continue reading Assange: the untold story of an epic struggle for justice – John Pilger
You allowed us in, we were able to give so much back to your country – Tat Wa Lay
A Vietnamese man’s Facebook post on his experience of arriving in the UK as a refugee has been liked and shared by tens of thousands of people, amid the current debate about Europe’s migrant crisis. Tat Wa Lay’s post talks about how he was one of thousands of “boat people” who fled during and after the Vietnam War to escape persecution and poverty – his … Continue reading You allowed us in, we were able to give so much back to your country – Tat Wa Lay
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