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The Emergency Then and Now

06.15.2010 · Posted in Meetings and Events

The Emergency Then and Now A Public Lecture and Discussion Speakers Shri Kuldip Nayar & Shri Shiv Sundar Saturday, June 26th, 2010 6:30 PM Venue Multi Purpose Hall, St. Joseph’s College, Lalbagh Road, (Near the Double road circle) Bangalore Background On June 25th 1975, the President of India Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed declared a state ...

Polic Terror: Trafail Slum, Gulbarga

Police terror in the Tarfail slum, Gulbarga Uncovering institutionalized caste prejudices and biases A report by PUCL Karnataka View/Download the complete report HERE [.PDF format] Background Note and Need for the Report On 8th April 2010, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties – Karnataka (PUCL-K) received a representation from Shri. Allama Prabhu Nimbaragi, Convenor of the Zilla ...

|Press Release| Government intereference in SHRC and Backward Classes Commission

Friday, 30 April 2010 Press statement Condemning the state government and BJP’s interference in the independent functioning of State Human Rights Commission and Backward Classes Commission The large number of incidences of abuse & exploitation of children, women, dalits, disabled, minorities, farmers & other vulnerable sections are increasing. The dislocation & displacement of these sections ...

PUCL petition on hazardous working conditions of Sanitary Workers

04.20.2010 · Posted in Report, Urban Poverty

In response to the PUCL petition on the hazardous working conditions of Pourakarmikas and Sanitary workers: The High Court of Karnataka has constituted a 10 member committee headed by the Member Secretary of the Legal Services Authority. According to the court’s order, the committee will submit it’s report within four weeks of receipt of the ...

Nuclear Energy And Liability: Who Profits, Who Pays?

03.15.2010 · Posted in Meetings and Events

NUCLEAR ENERGY AND LIABILITY: WHO PROFITS, WHO PAYS? April 03, 2010, Saturday, from 2 pm to 6 pm Ashirwad, St Marks Road, Bangalore. The nuclear liability bill, expected to be tabled in the next parliament session, represents a real danger to democracy in India. Unfortunately, there has been very little public debate on this controversial ...