UN human rights chief toughens warning of “genocide” in Myanmar The top UN human rights official has said he would not be surprised if a court one day ruled that acts of genocide had been committed…
The following is the translation of a story by Selvaraja Rajasegar, editor of Maatram (click hereand here to view the series in Tamil). As of today, the families of the disappeared have been protesting, across the North and East. In some areas, it has…
Myanmar’s Rohingya minority has “very likely” faced crimes against humanity and possibly genocide at the hands of Myanmar security forces and their helpers, the U.N.’s top human rights body and a top U.N. official said Tuesday. The comments came…
The news about unannounced military operation in the Masood area of South Waziristan came in bits and pieces in second week of November as the government was secretive about it. But the news could not be kept secret as…
The world has a major role to play in the Rohingya crisis The Rohingya crisis has been documented by the Bangladesh government, UNHCR, and many other global institutions as ethnic cleansing. Ethnic cleansing is the concept that a minority…
Anti-Pakistan protests were held in two different cities of Germany against the abduction of Baloch activists by Pakistani security forces. The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a protest in Hannover city of Germany, against Pakistani brutalities and abduction of…
I was interested to visit a court house when I heard that there is a list fixed with time to call up cases in courts in Timor-Leste where we never found such schedules in Sri Lankan court system. More…
There cannot be an option to dialogue. Political issues, disputes cannot be seen as mere law and order issues. They cannot be resolved by force. These political issues can be solved only politically. This doctrine is absolutely necessary in…
Title: The Future of Indian Economy: Past Reforms and Challenges Ahead. Edited by: Yashwant Sinha, Vinay K. Srivastava Publisher: Rupa Price: Rs. 795 Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha & Vinay K. Srivastava, Dean and Associate Professor, Raffles University, Neemrana, have edited…