Little Hope In An Unequal World
We live in an unequal world. World Bank figures for world poverty reveals a higher number of people living in poverty than previously thought to be in most […]
Editorial
BJP, Dalits, and the ‘Cow politics.’
George Abraham “In these four years, I also saw with, some disquiet, forces of divisiveness and intolerance trying to raise their ugly head. Attacks on […]
The UN Human Rights Council adopts the Declaration on the Right to Peace
The Human Rights Council (HRC) of the United Nations in Geneva adopted a Declaration on the Right to Peace by a majority of its Member […]
Children of a Lesser God: Human Trafficking Soars in India
Sunita Pal, a frail 17-year-old, lies in a tiny bed in the women’s ward of New Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Her face and head […]
Freida Pinto, Michelle Obama join hands for ‘Let Girls Learn’ initiative
Actress Freida Pinto has joined hands with the Michelle Obama, the First Lady for Let Girls Learn – a government initiative aimed at helping girls […]
Human Rights Abuses: a recurring alarm on Modi’s travels abroad!
As Prime Minister Modi is about to embark on his fourth visit to the U.S. in the last two years, U.S. lawmakers have sharply criticized […]
Human right violations, intolerance major irritants on Modi’s visit to USA
Religious intolerance and violence, constraining minority rights and the restrictions on civil society organizations in India have become major irritants on otherwise successful Prime Minister […]
The Power of Money in Politics
The recent guilt plea by Congressman Ami Bera’s father, 83-year-old Babulal Bera, that he had violated campaign finance laws by making excessive contributions to his […]
Shani Patel at Rutgers University Fatally Shot
Shani Patel, an Indian American student at New Jersey-based Rutgers University was killed on April 10 in a shooting at an off-campus apartment near the university’s Newark […]
Replacing ‘India With South Asia’ In Textbooks Leads To Protests In California
Replacing ‘ancient India’ with ‘South Asia’ in school textbooks has led to protests and public awareness campaigns that included letters from professors of religion and […]