अल्पसंख्यांक
May 1, 2009
Gujarat on trial
An order and a judgement of the Supreme Court – in quick succession, on April 27 and May 1 – both pertaining to the genocide in Gujarat in 2002, together constitute a defining moment for the judicial process in the Narendra Modi-ruled state.
In May 2002 Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) had filed a petition in the apex court arguing that given the...
April 1, 2009
A Report by PUCL, Bhubaneshwar & Kashipur Solidarity Group, Delhi
December 5, 2008
The latest barbaric terrorist assault on Mumbai is in fact an attack on the very Idea of a Secular-Democratic and a United India.
Even as our heart goes out to the family, friends and colleagues of those mercilessly killed, and we salute the brave police personnel, army men and NSG commandos who lied down their lives in the line of duty, we are outraged – just as all citizens of...
August 1, 2008
Secular erosion, terror explosion
Fifteen years ago we started Communalism Combat in response to the pogrom against Muslims in a city which until then had proudly called itself the cosmopolitan capital of India: Bombay, now Mumbai. We started publishing the journal with the fond hope that the secular Indian state would soon slay the communal demon that was stalking the land of a...
February 5, 2008
A four-member team of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) visited Hyderabad on 4-5 February 2008 to enquire into complaints against authorities in Andhra Pradesh for allegedly targeting Muslims and Christians in the state. On the issues faced by the Muslim minority, the main complainants were Ms. Nirmala Deshpande, Member of Parliament, and Ms. Nandita Rao, advocate in New Delhi. They...
February 1, 2007
Concerned Citizens Inquiry Nanded, February 2007
Members of the Inquiry:
Justice (Retd) BG Kolse Patil, Pune (Chairperson)
Teesta Setalvad, Mumbai (Convener) and Arvind Deshmukh, Nagpur (Member)
Local Support:
Vijay Gabhane, Altaf Ahmed, Riyaz Siddiqui, Pradeep Nagarpurkar, Suryakant Wani, Feroz Khan, PD Joshi Patodekar, PG Dasturkar, Chandrakant Gavane. Technical Experts: Medico-Legal...