Content tagged with Human Rights
Three million unwanted babies in Bengal by 2021
Recommended by Anna,
With West Bengal estimated to add nearly 12.7 million people to its population by 2021, a whopping three million of those would be a result of unwanted/unplanned pregnancies, an expert said on Tuesday. To source
For India’s Children, Philanthropy Isn’t Enough
Recommended by Anna, “E-mails started to pour in the next morning,” Sonia Faleiro wrote in The Opinion Pages of The New York Times describing the response to her article in India Ink about “a family’s daily life in the impoverished eastern state of Bihar.” To source
Human Rights Abuse in India: An Unholy War on its People
Recommended by Anna, Human rights activists in India are deeply concerned about the shrinking democratic spaces with allegations of police/security forces intimidation, arbitrary arrest, imprisonment, and torture multiplying for the past several years To source
Finally, the will for the right ban
Recommended by Anna, The Cabinet Committee has passed the proposal seeking a total ban on employing children under 14 years and of 14-18 year olds in hazardous occupations. When passed in Parliament as law, it will be a huge milestone in the journey that many of us had started in the mid-1980s. This also marks a milestone in my own personal journey as a child rights activist. To source
Soon, child labour age to be hiked to 18 years
Recommended by Anna, In its bid to intensify the fight against child labour, the Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (RSCPCR) has decided to increase the age limit of child labour from 14 to 18 years. The RCPCR drafting committee is designing a protocol to up the ante in the fight against the practice and will submit it soon to the state government for implementation. To source
Documentary feature: The Coca-Cola Case
Recommended by Amy, What Colombian laborers have to do with American foreign policy and the history of soda. To source
Conference on Climate Change and Human Rights: In the Light of Indian Constitution, 13 Aug-14 Aug 2011
Recommended by Sarah-Indra, Recently there has been much talk about the violations of human rights due to visible effect of climate change. To source
Apple makes them cry
Recommended by Sarah-Indra, Factories making Apple iPads and iPhones in China are forcing staff to sign pledges not to commit suicide, an investigation by two international NGOs, Centre for Research on Multinational Companies and Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbe-haviour, revealed. To source
Amnesty International at 50
Recommended by Uta, Fifty years ago one man’s outrage at the imprisonment of two students for raising a toast to freedom inspired a global movement. Together, we have successfully campaigned for the release of thousands of people, imprisoned just for voicing their opinions. Together, we have given hope to tens of thousands of women and men facing intimidation, violence, or even death. To source
A Logo for Human Rights
Recommended by Amy, There is no globally recognized logo for human rights. Together we can close this gap. Join the greatest creative challenge in history and submit your logo design now. To source
Sweatshops are still supplying high street brands
Recommended by Rima, More than a decade after sweatshop labour for top brands became a mainstream issue, the problem still seems endemic across the global clothing and footwear sector. Marks and Spencer's, Next, Ralph Lauren, DKNY, GAP, Converse, Banana Republic, Land's End, Levi's. And so the list of brands go on and on. What do they all have in common? To source
Chernobyl: the first month
Recommended by Amy, Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, Barys Piatrovich recalls the tension of unknowing that gripped him and those around him during the days that followed. Today, barely any of the Chernobyl evacuees are still alive. Spread throughout the country, they died alone and unnoticed, statistically insignificant. To source
Bloggers, Media Students Push for Free Speech in Cambodia
Recommended by Amy, A blog criticizing Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Cambodian People's Party (CPP) has been at the center of a recent controversy in Cambodia, shedding light on a deteriorating environment for freedom of expression in the Southeast Asian country. To source
Climate Conversations - Is this a climate change issue or a human rights issue?
Recommended by Uta, This question was asked by a participant during a debrief from our field trip to Chapai Nawabganj district - a drought affected area northwest of Dhaka, Bangladesh, close to India. To source
India, Arab democracy, and human rights
Recommended by Sarah-Indra, The democracy uprisings in the Arab world hold a lesson for New Delhi, says Meenakshi Ganguly: the need for a foreign-policy stance that matches India's global ambitions. To source
The World Freedom Atlas
Recommended by Amy, The World Freedom Atlas is a geovisualization tool for world statistics. It was designed for social scientists, journalists, NGO/IGO workers and others who wish to have a better understanding of freedom, democracy, human rights, and good governance. To source