विश्व
December 31, 2015
‘The Freedom Theatre’ troupe from Jenin refugee camp of Palestine and Jana Natya Manch of Delhi have hit the road with ‘FREEDOM JATHA’, as they call their joint tour of 11 Indian cities this winter. They enthralled Lucknow (18-19 Dec) and Bhopal (20-21 Dec) with amazing performances. See, attached, a picture from a performance in Bhopal and also the tour itinerary. Their...
December 2, 2015
This is to update you on the campaign against the India-Japan nuclear agreement. When PM Shinzo Abe comes to India on December 11th, we must mount strong protest across the country. During Shinzo Abe's visit to India last year, protests were organised - both in places like Jaitapur, Mithi Virdi and Koodankulam etc where new nuclear power plants are coming up, as well as in cities like Delhi,...
December 1, 2015
This book examines how the idea of Pakistan was articulated and debated in the public sphere and how popular enthusiasm was generated for its successful achievement, especially in the crucial province of UP (now Uttar Pradesh) in the last decade of British colonial rule in India. It argues that Pakistan was not a simply a vague idea that serendipitously emerged as a nation-state, but was...
November 25, 2015
The recent attacks across the world, most notably Paris, Beirut and Baghdad highlight the growing extremism and the brutality of the Islamic State(ISIL). We, therefore, feel that understanding the roots of this terror is more important now than ever.
June 4, 2015
The victory of fascism in Europe between the wars was an incalculable human catastrophe. This collection of essays contains the first-ever English translation of Arthur Rosenberg s fascinating analysis of the emergence of fascism in Europe, as well as a short introduction to the essay that explains its significance, and then four contributions that extend the framework to India dealing in turn...
June 2, 2015
The American College of Physicians, Human Rights Watch, The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Physicians for Human Rights
Copyright © March 1994 by The American College of Physicians, Human Rights Watch, The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, and Physicians for Human Rights.
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Printed in the United States of America.
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January 25, 2015
The first edition of Human Rights: Questions and Answers, was published by UNESCO in 1981 and translated into many languages. It was then substantially redrafted and updated by taking into account recent developments in the field of human rights. This Indian edition, like the new UNESCO publication, provides basic information on major human rights instruments, procedures for their implementation...
January 7, 2015
January 07, 2015
After the Charlie Hebdo’s massacre Support those who fight the religious-right
After the massacre in Charlie Hebdo in Paris today, January 7, 2015, expressing indignation, as so many are doing, is not enough.
A quick look at the English-speaking media shows that whilst many condemn the violence itself, they also assert that Charlie Hebdo courted (and maybe deserved...