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    Human Rights

                 May 2008
    Clippings and Articles for
    Organisations working on
    Human Rights  and Legal Advocacy


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    Title Source and Date Author

    Black Laws
    1
    Fight For Rights, Face State Fury Tehelka Magazine, 24 May 2008 Shobhita Naithani
    2Do we need to bring back laws like POTA?The Business Standard, Mumbai, 28 May 2008Nitin Gadkari, Mukul Sharma

    Child Rights
    1 Reality of Child Labour in India Legal News & Views, Magazine 01May 2008 Pradyumna Bora
    2 Release juveniles after detention for three years: High Court The Hindu,  Chennai, 24 May 2008 Deepa H Ramakrishnan
    3 Mumbai's map of lost chilhood The Times of India,  02 May 2008 Shibu Thomas
    4 Tradition mocks at law in Rajasthan The Hindustan Times,  New Delhi , 08 May 2008 Vinod Vithal
    5Child, interruptedThe Times of India,  09 May 2008

    Common Property Resources
    1 Villagers veto sale of grazing land to Mundra`s special economic zone The Business Standard, 27 May 2008 Mahesh Langa

    Dalit's Rights 
    1
    Govt to budget for Dalit budgeting The Business Standard, 29 May 2008 Saubhadra Chatterji

    Displacement
    1
    The anatomy of a non-policy The Business Standard,  Mumbai, 03 May 2008 Chandra Bhushan

    Dowry
    1
    Gifts to babies not dowry: SC The Telegraph, Calcutta, 20 May 2008 Samanwaya Rautray

    Food Security
    1
    80% Indians don’t get enough to eat: report Mint, Mumbai, 07 May 2008 Paromita Shastri
    2 Diabolical games: No future with futures trade The Deccan Herald, Bangalore, 21 May 2008 Devinder Sharma

    Freedom of Speech & Expression
    1 An end to Husain's travails The Hindu, Chennai, 10 May 2008

    Human Rights
    1
     'India fails in implementation of rights' The Asian Age, Mumbai, 12 May 2008 Yojna Gusai

    Judiciary
    1 Judiciary should go for transparency, not secrecy The Hindu, 07 May 2008 Suchi Pande, Nikhil Dey and Aruna Roy
    2 A glorified myth The Deccan Herald, Bangalore, 07 May 2008 Sudhanshu Ranjan
    3Blow to RTI Act from legislature, judiciaryThe Times of India, Mumbai, 01 May 2008Manoj Mitra
    4 Judicial cry in the wilderness The Business Standard, Mumbai, 07 May 2008M J Antony
    5Demand for open judiciary growsThe Hindustan Times,  New Delhi, 07 May 2008Satya Prakash
    6Raising The Bar For JudgesTehelka Magazine, 17 May 2008 Mihir Srivastava & Tusha Mittal
    7Plan to rein in hostile witnesses droppedThe Hindustan Times, New Delhi, 13 May 2008 Aloke Tikku
    8The court’s right, Chief MinisterThe Telegraph,  Calcutta, 28 May 2008Saheli Mitra

    Labour & Law
    1 'More jobs but no security' The Times of India, 01 May 2008 Rukmini Shrinivasan
    2Labour laws not to be eased in tax-free zonesThe Business Standard,  Mumbai, 23 May 2008Sidhartha
    3Govt rejects stock option on PFThe Hindustan Times, New Delhi, 23 May 2008Jatin Gandhi
    4Domestic workers march to demand affordable housingThe Times of India,  Bombay, 29 May 2008
    5Unorganised Workers And Search For Social Security Subalters, 01 Apr 2008Pradyumna Bora
    6 Social Security For Women In Unorganised Sector: Human Development Perspective Sabalters, 01 Apr 2008Archana Sinha
    7Plight Of Women WorkersSubaltern,  01 Apr 2008Vasundhra Verma

    Personal Law
    1
     'Wife can end marriage if denied sex' The Times of India, 23 May 2008 Manjari Mishra

    Public Interest Litigations
    1
    A better PIL Down to Earth,Magazine, 16 May 2008 P L Vishweshwar Rao

    Reservations
    1
    Against Social Justice
    The Deccan Herald, Bangalore, 01 May 2008 Dhananjay Mahapatra
    2Equity in EducationFrontline, Magazine, 09 May 2008V Venkatesan

    Right to Approach
    1
    "A Magna Carta for all mankind..." Movement of India,  01 Nov 2007 Soumya Bhaumik
    2 60 Years of UDHR: A tool of Imperialism or empowerment? Movement of India,  Newletter,  01 Nov 2007 Nandita Haskar

    Right to Health
    1
    Can a citizen take action against BMC for dirty water? The Times of India,  Mumbai, 23 May 2008 Jehangir B Gai

    Right to Information
    1
    The brinjal battles The Telegraph, Celcutta, 14 May 2008 Rahul Jayaram
    2
    RTI: restore full rights The Deccan Herlad, Bangalore, 06 May 2008 Nagendar SharmaVenkatesh Nayak & Sohini Paul
    3
    RTI magic wand for villagers The Hindustan Times, New Delhi, 23 May 2008 Chetan Chauhan
    4
    The ‘national secret’ excuse  The Hindustan Times, New Delhi, 20 May 2008 Neelesh Misra

    Right to Land
    1  In Bengal, displaced to land a better deal The MINT,  Mumbai, 01 May 2008 Aniek Paul
    2
    Rehab law on the anvil, but may bring little solace on the ground MINT,  Mumbai, 08 May 2008 Maitreyee Handique
    3
    Maha Mumbai SEZ: State gives nod to rehab package The Times of India , Mumbai, 21 Apr 2008 Prafulla Marpakwar
    4
    Industry arrives, village decides to leave The Telegraph, Calcutta, 01 Jan 2008 G S Radhakrishna
    5
    PM may receive Amnesty report that flays land acquisition The Business Standard, Mumbai, 19 May 2008  Aasha Khosa

    Right to Life
    1 Death To The Death Penalty Tehelka, Magazine, 17 May 2008 Rajinder Sachar

    Right to Participation
    1 Lurching towards equality  The Times of India, Bombay 23 May 2008 Ratna Kapur
    2 Reservations about gender equality The Business Standard, 15 May 2008  Kanika Datta
    Right to Shelter
    1
    Government to buy plots so landless poor can build homes MINT, Mumbai, 23 May 2008 Maitreyee Handique

    Right to Water
    1
    Right to Water - Commodification of Fundamental Facet of Human Rights in the Era of Globalization -I Legal News & Views,  Magazine, 01 May 2008 Abhishek Jain & Akansha Jain

    Right to Work
    1
    From the bottom up Business India, Magazine, 18 May 2008 Yogi Aggarwal

    Sexual Harrasment
    1
    Workplace harassment includes misconduct outside: court The Hindustan Times,  New Delhi, 12 May 2008
    2 Misuse rider in harassment lawThe Telegraph, Calcutta, 19 May 2008Charu Sudan Kasturi

    Sexual Minorities & Law
    1
    Gays win landmark parenting decision in UK DNA, Mumbai,  22 May 2008 Sajeda Momin
    2 Eunuchs demand basic rights The Times of India,  Mumbai,  20 May 2008 Bella Jaisinghani
    3 Gays, lesbians look to court for relief The Times of India,  Mumbai,  20 May 2008 Shibu Thomas

    Violence Against Women
    1
    Brides for a NIGHT
    Sahra Time Magazine, 03 May 2008 Hemant Kumar Rout 
    2
    Chronicle Of Deaths Foretold Outlook, Magazine, 26 May 2008 Chander Suta Dogra
    3 Khemi And Her Kind The Telegraph,  Calcutta, 25 May 2008Githa Hariharan
    4Reforming the rape lawsThe Hindu, Chennai, 13 May 2008