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  • India: Beating of civilians by Maoists in Phulpad - statement of Bela Bhatia and Soni Sori

    17 September

    We learnt that on the night of 5 September, around 3 am, a large group of Maoist cadre went to two paras of Phulpad (Koyalanpara and Markampara) and woke people up saying that “sab ko jama hona hai”. Men, women and children all gathered at one place. Meanwhile the Maoists caught nine persons, including one woman who had tried to interpose when they caught her son. Some were beaten in front of the crowd, others some distance away. Many had their hands tied behind their back.

  • Pakistan: Religious Bias Okayed

    15 September, by Pervez Hoodbhoy

    It’s always been easy for power-seeking Pakistani clerics and politicians to set our simple-minded religious masses on fire. But, as Prime Minister Imran Khan just discovered, jumping on to a man-eating tiger’s back is one thing; getting off is another. The saga of the Economic Advisory Committee appointment of Prof Atif Mian, a distinguished economist at Princeton University, tells of this.

  • Patriarchy and Structural Violence - Decoding Protection and Safety of Women | Shilpa Phadke, TEDx talk video

    15 September

    In her TEDx talk, Phadke as a sociologist carefully dissects the intertwining of gender in urban spaces. Through this, she pursues the concepts of safety and risk, particularly how these concepts have evolved to frame our disposition towards women and loitering in public spaces. Risk and safety need not be absolutely distinct; instead, they can only be assessed in accordance with the societal norms governing them.

  • 9 Members of the European Parliament say Suspend Agreements with India Until the Human Right Activists are Released

    14 September

    Letter signed by the MEPs Lídia Senra, Ángela Vallina, Paloma López, Merja Killonen, Ana Gomes, Clara Aguilera, Ciprian Tănăsescu, Claude Moraes and Julie Ward condemning the raids on homes and arbitrary arrest of human and democratic rights activists across India on August 28, already sent again today to the EU HR/VP.

  • Acts of Intimidation: Silencing the Press in Pakistan | Committee to Protect Journalists

    13 September

    Although overall violence against journalists in Pakistan has declined, authorities have placed heavy restrictions on news outlets, severely curtailing the ability of the press to report the news.

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