Their status may be illegal, but their intention is legitimate.
A big banner which hangs over the main door of a huge building announces that we have come to Squatted Social Centre La Quimera.
‘Housing for All’ one one hand and Evicting Slum Dwellers on other
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RTI : Another law to tame political energy of citizens
It has been ten years since RTI Act came into existence. No doubt it is one of the progressive legislations that brought out to public some of the most uncomfortable facts of the powerful. Equating RTI with democracy and other forms of claims are all far fetched.
Landfill protests in Beirut
A widely used symbol of protests in the city of Beirut has been the altered flag of Lebanon with a trash bag taking place of the iconic cedar tree. Though, the citizens confess that it is generating negative publicity but they want to do anything and everything to raise awareness among fellow citizens and instil consciousness among the already paralysed polity of the country.
Understanding estrangement amongst cattle rearers in Barul, Maharashtra
“What will you do with the information”, she looked at us intently and asked, “will you help us?” I didn’t have an answer to Lakshmi’s question. Honestly, even I wasn’t sure about what I was going to do with the information, what I was certain about and stumbled to accept was that I was not going to be of any help to them.
Raul Castro, Cuban President at 70th UN General Assembly
It was 70 years ago that on the behalf of their peoples the member states of this organisation signed this charter. We pledged ourselves to preserve the future generation from war and build new type of relationships guided by set of principles and purposes that should bring about an era of peace and justice and development for all of humanity.
Mob Justice among communities in North East India
Mob justice refers to putting a person to death, eviction of a person and destruction of one’s property or undressing and beating suspected criminals without following the law. This denies the accused person a right to a fair hearing before a competent court and in many cases, a right to life.