Does ‘biopiracy‘ endanger world food supplies? Seed monopolies could affect the livelihoods of farmers and biodiversity. Here s a link to this article and videos associated with it. http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/does-biopiracy-endanger-world-food-supplies-0021995 There is a video featuring Vandana Shiva. For those of you who are familiar with her work and opinions this is another opportunity to look at [...]
Photo: AP It’s Anna Hazare versus the Indian government yet again. The 74-year-old Gandhian activist is going on his third fast this year, demanding the government pass his version of a strong anti-corruption law. This, by the current session of parliament, which officially ends today. But the government is under pressure and that session [...]
Indian authorities deny human rights violations in Kashmir and say they probe all such reports and punish the guilty More than 2,000 bodies have been found buried in several unmarked graves in Kashmir, believed to be victims of the divided region’s separatist revolt, an Indian human rights commission said in a report. “At 38 places visited [...]
Ghulam Muhammad Wani’s son disappeared 15 years ago, but his case is just one among thousands in Indian-administered Kashmir [Azad Essa] His unibrow twists and arches furiously. The creases on his face tighten. His eyes shift from the door and with his index finger he points towards the ceiling. Then he stares straight at me and begins [...]
The Indian government‘s refusal to officially recognise enforced disappearances has left families in perpetual limbo, promulgating stress and psychological trauma for parents, spouses and children, the report says [EPA] More than 1,500 women whose husbands have disappeared but have not yet been declared deceased are in a precarious and dangerous position in Indian-administered Kashmir, according [...]
Farmers in Odisha state say the government and large corporations are conspiring to illegally seize their land, while the government believes the steel project will bring development to the region [FAIZA Khan/Al Jazeera] The eastern state of Odisha in India is pitting small farmers against international business interests in a battle that threatens the Indian [...]
India‘s economy has been growing quickly, but activists say democracy is suffering because prosperity is being hoarded by a small group of corrupt elites [EPA] 2010 was the year of scams in India – the 2G telecom swindle, Commonwealth Games, Adarsh and plenty of others. 2011 has emerged as the year of the fight against corruption – [...]
Ministers face calls for apology as extent of 1970s ‘virginity tests’ revealed Practice used to ‘check marital status‘ of Asian migrants more widely administered than first thought, Home Office files show Share103 Alan Travis, home affairs editor guardian.co.uk, Sunday 8 May 2011 18.28 BST Article history The practice ended after the Guardian’s initial report [...]
