Articles on Human rights
NREGA for the disabled
Published by August 15th, 2009 in Human rights, NREGA, Right to food and Social Policy. 0 CommentsNREGA presents an unprecedented opportunity for disabled persons across India to earn a living and to showcase their talents. But as things stand, NREGA is not designed for disabled people to participate in it, but we can change it all with some tweaking.
Obama’s worrisome idioms: In reaction to his Berlin speech
Published by July 26th, 2008 in General Interest and Human rights. 4 CommentsI was impressed with Obama’s talk on race during the primaries – particularly his ability to deal with difficult issues. What he did with race, he does not with international relations Obama’s ability to draw attention across the globe is incredible. There are even posters of him with a local political leader in many parts [...]
India refuses to sign cluster bomb treaty & we know not why
Published by June 3rd, 2008 in Human rights, India and Podcasts & webcasts. 3 CommentsHere’s a news item from the Real news network on India’s refusal to sign the cluster bomb treaty along with China, US (not surprisingly), Israel, Russia and Pakistan.What is shocking though is the paltry coverage it got in Indian media for an issue that is clearly important. ToI, NDTV, Zee News, Economic Times, and a [...]
Murder of Lalit Kumar, NREGA activist in Palamu, Jharkhand
Published by May 23rd, 2008 in Governance, Human rights, India, NREGA and Right to Food Campaign. 2 CommentsIn one of the worst cases of attack on an NREGA activist, Lalit Kumar was murdered this week in Palamu Right from the word go combating corruption in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has been a major agenda of activists of the Right to Food Campaign. Needless to say, it brings activists into [...]
Babasaheb Ambedkar’s works online: Books, articles, talks
Published by May 20th, 2008 in Books, articles & talks, Human rights, India and Useful Links (by topics). 0 CommentsA growing collection of Ambedkar’s works are available online at Ambedkar.org Ambedkar is easily one of the finest Indian thinkers ever. Academically, he has a degree in law, a Masters in economics (from London School of Economics), and a doctorate in social sciences (from Columbia University). At Columbia he majored in sociology and economics for [...]
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