A People’s Inquest (PI) team that completed a two-day inquest into the police firing against protesters opposing the Sterlite plant has held the district administration and the police responsible for the death of 13 persons.
The PI team comprised two retired judges of two High Courts, two retired IAS officers and three retired IPS officers in addition to senior advocates, journalists and social workers.
(New Delhi, Paris) The Indian Parliament should reject a Cabinet ordinance that would introduce the death penalty for cases of rape of girls under the age of 12, FIDH and its member organizations People’s Watch and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said today. Parliament is likely to convene later in the summer for its monsoon session.
From ‘‘time pass’’ to transformative force : School-based human rights education in Tamil Nadu,India
-An Article written by Ms. Monisha Bajaj, Columbia University
Teaching to transform, transforming to teach: exploring the role of teachers in human rights education in India
- An Article written by Ms. Monisha Bajaj, Columbia University
