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Human Rights, The Feminist

The Human Rights Defenders Alerts shocked with Denial of Anticipatory bail to Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand

The Human Rights Defenders Alerts – India [HRDA], is shocked to hear about the denial of anticipatory bail to renowned human rights activists Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand by the Gujarat High Court on February 12, 2015. The Gujarat High Court in this particular case of an allegation of misuse of funds further commented that ‘The facts of this case reflect the sorry state of … Continue reading The Human Rights Defenders Alerts shocked with Denial of Anticipatory bail to Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand

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International, The Feminist

Bangladesh: Polarisation, Political Violence & an Undeclared Civil War- ACHR report

NEW DELHI: Asian Centre for Human Rights in its report, “Bangladesh: Polarisation, Political Violence & an Undeclared Civil War” (http://www.achrweb.org/reports/bangla/Bangladesh2015-01.pdf), released today stated that about 90 people have been killed and more than a thousand were injured in the ongoing violent anti-government protests by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led 20-party alliance demanding resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League Government and holding of mid-term elections … Continue reading Bangladesh: Polarisation, Political Violence & an Undeclared Civil War- ACHR report

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The Feminist

NOAM CHOMSKY, ROMILA THAPAR & IRFAN HABIB IN SOLIDARITY WITH TEESTA AND JAVED

Politics of Vendetta Shall not Defeat the Cause of Justice   Statement in Solidarity with Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand,who have fought a long and heroic battle to advance the cause of justice for Gujarat’s 2002 pogrom, face possible prosecution on charges of financial misappropriation. We see this as a clear case of the politics of vendetta launched with explicit … Continue reading NOAM CHOMSKY, ROMILA THAPAR & IRFAN HABIB IN SOLIDARITY WITH TEESTA AND JAVED

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The Feminist

मोदी और उनके उद्योगपति महंगे सूट न सिलवा कर गुलबर्ग सोसाइटी की मदद कर दें ! सेवा भाव कहाँ गया? – समीर होशियारपुरी

तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ जी ने कोशिश की, दंगा पीड़ितों की मदद करनी चाही. जो कुछ भी उनके वश में था उन्होंने किया. मोदी के इशारे पर एहसान जाफ़री के साथ गुलबर्ग सोसाइटी जला दी गई थी. जो पीड़ित बचे थे वे आज तक अलग अलग जगह पर रह रहे हैं. २००७ में पीड़ितों ने सोचा था कि अपने अपने घर बेच डालें, परन्तु कोई अच्छा खरीददार … Continue reading मोदी और उनके उद्योगपति महंगे सूट न सिलवा कर गुलबर्ग सोसाइटी की मदद कर दें ! सेवा भाव कहाँ गया? – समीर होशियारपुरी

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Labour Rights, The Dalit, The Feminist

Answering some questions about Teesta Setalvad and Gulberg Case – Rukmini Sen

When was this Gulberg trust set up and why? Survivors of the 2002 carnage at Gulberg society for obvious reasons could not think of living there any longer. They were trying to sell their flats/bungalows at Gulberg but all they were being offered were prices far below the market rates. In this context, in 2007 Sabrang  Trust mooted the idea of trying to raise funds to … Continue reading Answering some questions about Teesta Setalvad and Gulberg Case – Rukmini Sen

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Freedom of Expression, Labour Rights, The Feminist

Solidarity with Teesta Setalvad – Demonstration in Mumbai

A large number of activists gathered outside Dadar Railway Station in Mumbai on Sunday (15-2-2015) evening for a public demonstration of solidarity with Teesta Setalvad & Javed Anand who are being hounded by Gujarat police with false cases. Famous film maker Anand Patwardhan, renowned writer-activist Dr. Ram Puniyani, AIDWA Maharashtra Secretary Sonya Gill, CITU leader Dr.Vivek Monteiro, Dolphy D’souza, Subodh More, Vandana Shah, Sumedh Jadhav … Continue reading Solidarity with Teesta Setalvad – Demonstration in Mumbai

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History, The Feminist, Video

Prof Romila Thapar on Somnath Temple and how History is actually studied!

Romila Thapar (born 30 November 1931) is a distinguished Indian historian whose principal area of study is ancient India. She is the author of numerous substantial books including the popular classic, A History of India, and is currently Professor Emerita at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. Continue reading Prof Romila Thapar on Somnath Temple and how History is actually studied!

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Freedom of Expression, The Feminist

WGHR condemns the action of the Gujarat High Court and its utterances on human rights defender Teesta Setalvad

13 February 2015 The Working Group on Human Rights in India and the UN (WGHR), a coalition of Indian civil society organisations and independent experts, takes strong exception to the turning down of the Anticipatory bail applications of Teesta Setalvad, secretary of Citizen’s for Justice and Peace, Javed Anand and two others by the Gujarat High Court on 12 February 2015 in a case of … Continue reading WGHR condemns the action of the Gujarat High Court and its utterances on human rights defender Teesta Setalvad

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