No Bodo, No Musalman, First Insan (Human)
There was no positive story in the recent past that was reported n the recent Assam imbroglio, except one, but before telling that lets count the negatives that has shaken us from within. First was the mass exodus of the Bengali speaking Muslims population from their shanty homes residing in the lower Assam valley? It [...]
Searching for Peace in Assam
We were all sitting in our homes relaxed when a part of India was burning. But then the flames started spreading in other parts of the country, we woke up to the reality, northeast is a problematic area of the country. The Assam riots had begun as a clash between the natives and the settlers [...]
INDIA: Assam government failed to ensure the right to life
February 7, 2012 Mr. Justice S. Barman Roy Chairperson Assam Human Rights Commission STATFED H.O. Building, GMC Road Bhangagarh, Guwahati Pin – 781005, Assam INDIA Fax: +91 361 2529450, 2527076 Email: [email protected] Re: INDIA: Assam government failed to ensure the right to life with dignity of tea plantation workers leading to ten deaths Dear Chairperson, [...]
Irom Sharmila solidarity campaign growing in India
The iron lady of Manipur, Ms Irom Sharmila Chanu of Manipur is one of the civil rights activists in India better known for her relentless campaign for the the repealing of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. Irom Sharmila has been on has been on hunger strike since November 2, 2000 demanding that the Indian [...]
Food and nutritional security in Himalayan region-efforts and innovations
One of the reports of Planning Commission of India in 2006 revealed that, the state of undernourishment of the population, one of poverty’s finer manifestations, is much higher than national average in several Indian mountain states, like-Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, and Tripura. Similarly, to give an overview of the problems, a study carried [...]
