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The State of Human Rights in India in 2010

"It is true that too many children die from malnutrition each year in this country. Some of their parents also die from starvation and hunger. But the children are more vulnerable … one of the reasons is the widespread 'irregularity' in the state and central government services … the ..... Read More

Silence as sedition- Gautam Bhan

  A true measure of being democratic is not the cycles of elections — it is the dignity given to disagreement, to dissent. Why must we dignify dissent? There are the arguments that we hear everyday: so that the views of the majority cannot silence the voices of ..... Read More

Not to question why: Ramachandra Guha

Ramachandra Guha is the author of India After Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy.    Ramachandra Guha The article was published in The Hindustan Times on 26 December, ..... Read More

A Case of Conscience- Shiv Vishwanathan

Special Articles of Protest Release Binayak Sen NOW!!!                                                            December 27, 2010   By SHIV VISHWANATHAN   A Case of Conscience     Dear Professor Manmohan Singh,                                I hope you don’t mind the temerity of this letter. It is written as one scholar to another, one citizen to another. I know you are ..... Read More

Budget for Children: Presentation by Enakshi Ganguly

A very good afternoon to all. Let me begin by congratulating ACPF on the report on budgeting for children. As Dr. Salim said this morning in his recorded message- “there has to be a link between policy making, budget making and rights ..... Read More