Train the Cops on Crowd Control
Bangladesh police have once again found themselves the subject of legal scrutiny. Police firings across three districts this week resulted in the death of five people and left many more severely injured.
Too many Chulbul Pandeys
Chulbul Pandey rides again. Already a national hero in Abhinav Kashyap's Dabangg, he is brash, violent and openly corrupt, but audiences are lining up to see him in action in the sequel, Dabangg 2.For Chulbul, the uniform is the ticket to unbridled power.
Time for Uganda to enact anti-torture legislation
Despite frequent and widespread reports of torture by various human rights bodies, including the Uganda Human Rights Commission and the African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims, the actual criminal offence of torture does not exist in Uganda.
The politics of labeling
Erica Jong had once said: “Every nation gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfight. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.” India Prime Time TV.
The Emperor's New Clothes - the new Commonwealth Charter and CHOGM in Sri Lanka
Last week was the Commonwealth week. As the Commonwealth begins celebrations on the theme “Opportunity through enterprise” it may see its own opportunities and credibility dwindle to zero by the time its prestigious Heads of Government Meeting is held in Sri Lanka this November.
The Emperor's New Clothes - the new Commonwealth Charter and CHOGM in Sri Lanka
Last week was the Commonwealth week. As the Commonwealth begins celebrations on the theme ‘opportunity through enterprise’ it may see its own opportunities and credibility dwindle to zero by the time its prestigious Heads of Government Meeting is held in Sri Lanka this November.
The arrest and freedom of little Ariful
We know them well, the Bengali Indian kids in Norway, captive to foster care and foreign norms of child rearing. But no one knows Ariful because, except for the occasional court order here and there, our own home-grown ways of child protection are often placed beyond question.
The appeal for human rights in Malawi
Malawi was well on its way to being a success story. Under Dr. Hastings Banda’s thirty year dictatorship, people had been robbed of their rights and freedoms. Post 1994 was an era of promise and hope for the better. The winds of change blew away the old ways of a one party autocracy.
Status Update in the case of murder of the RTI Activist and Anti-Corruption Crusader Ram Bilas Singh of Lakhisarai Bihar
Two years ago, on 8th December, 2011 noted RTI activist Mr. Ram Bilas Singh, aged 55 years, was murdered by a group of armed men in Lakhisarai district of Bihar.
Status Update in the case of murder of the RTI Activist and Anti-Corruption Crusader Ram Bilas Singh of Lakhisarai Bihar
Two years ago, on 8th December, 2011 noted RTI activist Mr. Ram Bilas Singh, aged 55 years, was murdered by a group of armed men in Lakhisarai district of Bihar.