The South Asian

Hush, Baby

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:05:31 -0600

A short film by Himali and Umang highlighting the impact of chemicals from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on new borns in the neighborhood.

Hush, Baby

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:05:31 -0600

A short film by Himali and Umand highlighting the impact of chemicals from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal on new borns in the neighborhood.

The Democracy of Numbers

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:13:06 -0600

Medha Patkar anguishes about the horse trading and denigration of democracy we see leading to the vote on the nuclear deal and argues that it is time to truly bring back democracy of representation.

Girl Raped in Police Lockup

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:04:50 -0600

The AHRC has received information from the National Council for Human Rights, Faisalabad that a 17-year-old girl was abducted by police officials and kept for almost 16 days in private custody where she was raped and tortured to confess her involvement in the murder of her fiancée. Her elder sister was also brought in police lock up and held, naked for three days naked to pressure the sister to confess to the charges.

A Fake Convention

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:26:08 -0600

Jamaat-e-Islami organized a convention for Bangladeshi freedom fighters - under the guise of a newly formed organization. The only problem was that the freedom fighters who came quickly saw through it. Rahnuma Ahmed writes.

Murder of State NAPM Convener

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:03:50 -0600

We are shocked to learn of the gruesome murder of senior activist and campaigner for prohibition of liquor, Mr. A.D. Babu, one of the state convenors of NAPM in Karnataka.

Another Biotech Regulatory Body?

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:55:17 -0600

Does India need another biotech regulatory body? If so, how should it be structured? Why can the current body - Genetic Engineering Approval Committee - not set its house in order and address health and environmental concerns? Krishan Bir Chaudhary writes.

Experts Oppose Anti-Terror Ordinance

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:54:55 -0600

Many legal experts in Bangladesh are opposed to the anti-terror ordinance fearing that it will be used vindictively and victimize innocent people. Ashutosh Sarkar writes in the Daily Star.

ADB Jumps to Corporate Welfare

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:56:59 -0600

Greg Rushford writes in the Far Eastern Economic Review that ADB, perhaps, is now close to achieving its goals.

POSCO, Mittal take-off in Orissa hangs in balance

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:58:06 -0600

Central Chronicle reports that steelmakers POSCO and Mittal - having signed MoUs with Govt of Orissa - are having a tough time finding the required land.

Honor Killing: Motif of Violence

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:48:56 -0600

‘Honour’ in most societies is premised on women’s bodies and behaviour. Any perceived deviation meets with violence of many kinds. Article by Kalpana Sharma in the Hindu.

The Human Shield Experiment

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:45:19 -0600

People in Chattisgarh continue to bear the brunt of violence by the state

Peace ByCycle

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:56:57 -0600

Children's organization from Bangalore Born Free Art and Pakistani organizations Punjab Lok Sujag & Lok Rahs plan a bicycle trip from Bangalore to Lahore.

Yet Another Displacement Site

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:08:29 -0600

Adivasi communities in Maharashtra on dharna to protest displacement. A note from Pratibha Shinde.

Of Roses and Sexual Harrassment

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:54:40 -0600

`You should not have written about such sensitive issues in such indecorous language,’ faculty members at Jahangirnagar University (JU) told me and my ex-colleague, Manosh Chowdhury. It was 1997, four years before I left JU to become a writer. An article by Rahnuma Ahmed.