Archive News

2011:

February:

  • Article on the Food Security Bill by Mr. K. R. Venugopal, Trustee of the Centre for Promotion of Social Concerns (CPSC), the legal holder of People's Watch.(Click here...)

January:

  • Statement of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Margaret Sekaggya, as she concludes her visit to India released to the press at 4 pm on 21st Jan 2011 at New Delhi.(Click here...)
  • AHRC Statement on Justice KGB Present Chair of the NHRC in India. (Click here...)
  • WGHR Press Release on the grave situation of human rights defenders in India. (Click here...)
  • Press Release from OHCHR on the UN Special Rapporteur Statement. (Click here...)
  • Dalit Foundation supported Training on Human Rights Intervention for Young Lawyers.(Click here...)
  • Demonstration demanding the review of the Court Judgment against human rights defender Dr. Binayak Sen.(Click here...)
  • The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has appointed Henri Tiphagne, Executive Director of People's Watch, Madurai, as Tamil Nadu representative for the commission to monitor the implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act in the state.(Click here...)

2010:

December:

  • The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders launches website on human rights defenders' protection mechanisms and programmes.(Click here...)
  • Human Rights Day messages. (Click here...)
  • Report by MASUM, Human Rights Watch and Odhikar on the excessive use of force by Indian troops at the Bangladesh Border. (Click here...)
  • Paper clippings of the NCPCR Public Hearing on Violations of RTE. (Click here...)

November:

  • Report of the fact finding organized by ‘The Other Media’, a Delhi based Campaign & Advocacy Organization, on the overwhelming number of deaths in the current phase of mass agitation in Kashmir. (Click here...)
  • Just Peace Foundation (JPF) invites you to join the Festival of Hope, Justice & Peace, Manipur from 2 to 6 November 2010. (Click here...)

October:

  • A tribute to S.R Sankaran.(Click here…)
  • Interview of the Executive Director, People's Watch, on the HC Order quashing appointment of Lethika Saran as DGP of TN.(Click here…)
  • Launch of UNCTAD's new report: Information Economy Report 2010.(Click here…)
  • 'Games' We Don't Need to Play. (Click here…)
  • Dalit Foundation supported Training on Human Rights Intervention for Young Lawyers.(Click here…)
  • Inauguration of P.G.Diploma Course in Human Rights & New Training Hall - Invitation.(Click here…)

August

  • Press Release of WGHR on urging NHRC to review its founding law, the Protection on Human Rights Act 1993. (Click here…)
  • Interim report of the National People's Tribunal on Kandhamal Violence organised by National Solidarity Forum at the Constitutional Club in Delhi on 22, 23 and 24 August, 2010 (Click here…)

June:

  • Joint Press Release of People’s Watch & OMCT on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. (Click here…)
  • Human rights prize of the city of Weimar for the year 2010 goes to Lenin Raghuvanshi. (Click here…)
  • Visit of Mr. Henri Tiphagne, Executive Director, People's Watch to Geneva in June 2010 for the Executive Committee Meeting of OMCT and work as part of WGHR (Click here…)