Saturday, 05 March , 2005, 16:24

The World Bank is helping Third World governments cripple their economies, maul their environments, and oppress their people. From Benin to Zaire, the bank has spurred the nationalization of Third World economies and increased political and bureaucratic control over the lives of many of the world’s poorest people.

Social change is the necessity of any society. In India it is done through Public Interest Litigation. In this article an attempt was made to assess the impact of PIL over Indian Society. The jurisprudence of PIL is necessary to understand the nature of PIL in India.

Ten years after the U.N. recognized that women's participation in media was a critical area of concern, trailblazers in rural India are telling stories from the margins of society.

But the question which remains unanswered is; Did Saketh Rajan got killed in an encounter? Why was his body hurriedly cremated? How is it different from BSP MLA Raju Pal's murder in Uttar Pradesh where Supreme Court has issued notices to CBI and Mulayam Government?.

Government should provide public education to ensure decreased exposure to pollutant carcinogens but instead of adopting pollution minimization policy, Delhi Government is planning just the contrary.

Israel has created a purgatory in which a free man is held prisoner because of nineteen year old memories in a fifty year old brain. What sensible motivation deprives a free man of his right to leave and make a new life?

Most workers in the sanitation sector in particular seem unaware of the hazards of their occupations. Since unemployment is of a very high order, irrespective of the dangers involved, workers accept any job, so employers pay no heed for their occupational safety and health.

INTERNATIONAL DELEGATION TO GO TO ISRAEL IN APRIL 2005 TO SUPPORT NUCLEAR
WHISTLEBLOWER MORDECHAI VANUNU'S DEMAND FOR FULL FREEDOM AND HIS CALL FOR
NUCLEAR ABOLITION

Geographical Indications is necessary for the country like India Which primarily is Agricultural. The advent of Intellectual Property Rights in our daily lives is seen by the fact that every thing around is subject to one or the other IPR laws. Biotechnology and Geographical Indications with Traditional Knowledge are the current issues related to developing countries.

Why is it that the “demonstrators” in Beirut, Lebanon, had all their signs in English?

China issued the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2004 Thursday in response to the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2004 issued by the U.S. on Feb. 28.

No concept lies more firmly embedded in our national character than the notion that the USA is "No. 1," "the greatest."

No. 1? In most important categories we're not even in the Top 10 anymore. Not even close.

The USA is "No. 1" in nothing but weaponry, consumer spending, debt, and delusion.

Gene Campaign is equally concerned with the fact that Monsanto-Mahyco's Bt cotton varieties are coming up for renewal at the meeting of the GEAC tomorrow. There is no justification for considering the Monsanto cotton for renewal since this Bt cotton has failed resoundingly almost every where it has been cultivated.

An analysis on "The golden rice solution" to vitamin A deficiency Promoted by Rockfellar Institute and GM corporates

Short analysis (with links) of Walden Bello's international campaign to isolate the Communist Party of the Philippines among activists.

It's been two years in Iraq and 50 percent of the US public still does not understand how the Bush Administration and the US media system manipulates and shapes public opinion. Don't you think it is time to set the record straight and hold the media accountable?

Ramchandra PN is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune with specialization in Film Direction. He has directed several documentaries on both film and video and has also directed various serials for television - both fiction and non-fiction. Suddha is his first feature film.

Amnesty International India is having a national day of action against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 on March 5th, 2005. We invite you to come and take part in different actions going on throughout India in Agra Bhubaneswar Chennai Delhi Imphal & Pune.

How cotton farmers are being fleeced

For the beleaguered cotton farmers, who consume an overdose of harmful pesticides every year, and are now being lured to adopt genetically modified cotton, there is finally a silver-lining on the dark and polluted horizon.

The victims of post-Godhra riots await for justice done, security strengthened and compensation awarded. For three years to this week they have waited for truth to prevail

This International Women's Day, Delhi will witness a unique celebration of women & the ways in which they express themselves. 'Expressions in Freedom' is a festival celebrating documentary films by Asian women

Do not be silenced by terror. Join thousands in the global debate on terrorism.