Prabhat Patnaik     THE Intelligence Bureau report suggesting that foreign-funded NGOs are holding up the nation’s “development” could be dismissed as a silly piece of officialese, were it not for the fact that the government of India seems keen to use it not just for acting against some particular NGOs but for breaking down any opposition to the process of primitive accumulation of capital … Continue reading The Intelligence Bureau Report – Prabhat Patnaik

Side Event Highlights Need for Concrete Action June 17, 2014 (Geneva) – Senior UN human rights officials at a United Nations Human Rights Council side-event [2] on June 17, 2014, called for immediate efforts to end caste-based rape and violence against women.The event, co-sponsored by Human Rights Watch [3], followed urgent global calls for action from numerous human rights organizations, India [4]’s UN representative, and policymakers from around the world in response … Continue reading UN Rights Council: End Caste-Based Rape, Violence

    There is concern among Human Rights Activists about what will happen after the 19th of June, 2014. Padamshri Teesta Setalwad, Javed Anand, Tanvir Jafri, Salimbhai Sandhi and Firoz Gulzar Pathan face allegations including cheating, forgery, and criminal breach of trust in a case filed in January 2014 relating to the raising of funds for a riot memorial museum in Gulberg Society, Ahmedabad. The … Continue reading Respect the fair trial rights of Teesta, Javed and others says Amnesty International