Threatened by avard ne's rising popularity among the people in Majuli, ulfa saw itself losing credibility rapidly. Tried and tested tactics failed to win people's support. Was the abduction of San
The National Human Rights Com-mission (NHRC) has asked the Andhra Pradesh government to submit a report regarding mass suicides by cotton farmers in the state. Recently, P Pullarao, a resident of
Crusader for the rights of over eight million Indian fisherfolk, Thomas Kochery , 57, made news headlines when he rejected the US $150,000 Fellowship of Pew foundation of Massachusetts, USA. He was recently elected unanimously
amnesty International, the London-based human rights organisation released a report in Tokyo on November 10 that says that foreigners in Japan are subject to violence, racism and even sexual
The United Nations Development Programme and the African Development Bank have launched a US $24 million programme to help the Government of Cameroon combat poverty and improve opportunities for