Full Coverage: Civil rights

28.04.2006 NEW DELHI, Apr 28 (OneWorld) - Nearly 2,000 people marched Friday under Delhi's blazing summer sun to protest government policies that are causing people to lose their homes and land across India in the name of economic development.

28.04.2006 Para este Primeiro de Maio, que temos pela frente, somos convidados a um gesto de solidariedade com os imigrantes latino-americanos que se encontram nos Estados Unidos.

27.04.2006 In a rare interview, sub-Saharan Africa’s last absolute monarch King Mswati of Swaziland said this week his country is not ready for political parties and criticised foreign governments for meddling in its internal affairs

26.04.2006 Following King Gyanendra's humiliating late-night climbdown , in which he agreed to reinstate Parliament, hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life descended on the Nepalese capital to stake their claim to the political future of the country.

26.04.2006 The Global Action Week under the global campaign for education in the state kicked off with these astounding figures and quite understandably, the topic of the week begining April 24, this year is ‘Every child needs a teacher’.

26.04.2006 A number of activists, demonstrating in support of judges currently under fire for demanding judicial reform, were arrested and beaten on Monday in Egypt, according to local human rights groups

25.04.2006 Todas as entidades que participaram durante os dias do II Fórum Social Brasileiro reuniram-se, na manhã de domingo, 23, na Plenária dos Movimentos Sociais, para apresentar suas propostas.

25.04.2006 In a rare interview, sub-Saharan Africa’s last absolute monarch King Mswati of Swaziland said this week his country is not ready for political parties and criticised foreign governments for meddling in its internal affairs

24.04.2006 The Chairman of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi, Justice MB Shah, said at an advertising seminar that there was need to make consumer fora more effective and functional. He added that appropriate jurisdiction is required to be conferred upon them by enacting a code for advertisements.

19.04.2006 Many observers and participants are calling the waves of demonstrations across the U.S. over the last two weeks the birth of the “new civil rights movement.” The truth of this observation will be seen in the days to come, and the sustained action of the immigrant justice and more broad-based initiatives.

19.04.2006 Vowing to continue their anti-royal protest, political parties in Nepal will hold a massive rally on 20th April which marks the start of the third week of their pro-democracy agitation.

19.04.2006 Even as the dance bar controversy continues to engage government attention and fill media space, a tragic tale unfolding in rural Maharashtra has gone largely unnoticed.

18.04.2006 The World Trade Organisation (WTO) report on trends in trade in 2005 and prospects in 2006 highlights the weak spots in terms of economic growth. According to WTO economists, growth in global trade has, in the past decade, been consistently double the growth in the global economy.

18.04.2006 NEW DELHI, Apr 17 (OneWorld) - Indian human rights activist Medha Patkar ended her 20-day-old fast Monday after the Supreme Court of India said it will halt construction of a dam on the Narmada river if the government does not appropriately compensate displaced people.

14.04.2006 The Government of Kosovo, in its regular session held yesterday, April 13, adopted the Draft-Resolution on Minority Rights, reaffirming the institutions’ position to respect the rights of all citizens of Kosovo. The Draft will be now forwarded to the Kosovo Parliament, to be adopted in the coming sessions, announced Ulpiana Lama, Government Spokesperson.

12.04.2006 Governor TV Rajeswar said corruption in education would not be tolerated under any circumstances and reminded that vice-chancellors of a few State universities were sacked on corruption charges.

10.04.2006 They form a crowd of 9,000 lucky children. A majority of them eke out a livelihood either by picking rags or by doing tinkering work in a workshop. But the bad phase will be history by June this year when these kids will begin going to school.

09.04.2006 With their share of seats in elite institutions under threat, students have become a restive lot and the academic community is in turmoil over the controversial move to reserve seats in Central Universities, IITs and IIMs which has revived the 'merit vs quota' debate in the country.

08.04.2006 Infact, the declaration of 27 per cent reservation in all Government-aided educational institutions by Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh has led to widespread discomfort among students, academia and corporate honchos.

08.04.2006 A local radio station run at Mansoorpur village, Bihar has gone off air, courtesy swift action of the local administration in Bihar. The radio station named ""Radio Raghav FM Mansoorpur 1 channel" was run by Raghav Mahto, a local electrician from his small shop. It was a source of joy for the local populace but unfortunately violated the law of the land.