Chidambaram soft on Salwa Judum

Stop calling activists Maoists: SC

Did economic liberalisation push govt and civil society in to battlefield?

The opening up of India’s economy increased the number of NGOs exponentially, but then…

African court orders Kenya to pay $1.3 million as reparations to indigenous Ogiek people

The government will also formally recognise the Ogiek, one of the most marginalised groups, as an indigenous people of Kenya

Internet freedom: why access is becoming a human right

It is time to demand the 'positive right' of affordable access if we want internet freedom for all

Children of the earth, worshippers of nature

Rigoberta Menchu, a Guatemalan human rights activist and peasant leader, was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Menchu was witness to the …

Commission of omissions

After prolonged negotiations, what the Rio summit has produced is a weak and poorly represented commission on sustainable development

Whose land is it, anyway?

The Mabo judgement, which recognises Australian aboriginal claims to land, has led to protests from business circles and could have an impact as …

On Eve's of footsteps

The Beijing Conference on Women was a revelation of the 20th Century woman's status vis-a-vis environment and other issues

An abduction foretold

Threatened by avard-ne's rising popularity among the people in Majuli, ulfa saw itself losing credibility rapidly. Tried and tested tactics …

Peace, and war in Angola

Even as the government of Angola, mulls over a second draft of a legislation on land rights, aid and humanitarian organisations point out it …

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How climate change threatens human rights in various sectors of Tanzania: Report

Right to food, health, education, access to clean and safe water, decent environment, privacy and family affected 

World is at risk if anti-abortion laws are made stronger in the US

The Alabama Human Life Protection Act was supported by more than 20 male senators in a state, where women make up 51.5 per cent of the population

The invasion of Ukraine has raised some difficult questions about human rights

In both, Russia and Ukraine, the people’s right to civilian existence has been taken away

The science of sugar: why we’re hardwired to love it and what eating too much does to your brain – podcast

‘We have this really deep-seated attraction to sugar that throughout evolutionary history was a really important advantage’ 

Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths every year: UN expert

David Boyd, special rapporteur on human rights and environment, urges countries to beat pollution and hence not violate people’s rights to …