Tag: rights

Kashmir: From Paradise to Hell

 
/ December 11, 2013

Community Correspondent Sajad Rasool has brought us many stories from Kashmir. They tell us a very different story of the ongoing crisis, a perspective seldom reflected in mainstream media and by policy makers. For Human Rights Day, he has written the following piece to explain the magnitude of the violations...

Fighting For A Home In Mumbai Slums

 
/ July 12, 2011

In Mumbai, slum dwellers are unremittingly struggling to secure housing.

State Capital, But No Water In Taps

 
/ June 10, 2011

In Kohima, state capital of Nagaland, there is no government water supply.

Nokma: The Powerless Woman Leader

 
/ December 20, 2010

Tribal women in India’s Meghalaya become leaders, but are dominated by male relatives.

Trafficking: The Dark Side of Migration

 
/ November 26, 2010

The phenomenon of human trafficking for bonded labour rears its ugly head in many rural areas in Jharkhand.

Forest Tribes Lose Rights

 
/ June 18, 2010

Goa’s Velip tribal people are battling the Forest Department for the right to use their ancestral lands.