Full Coverage: Activism

29.11.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 29 (OneWorld) - U.S. war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan have announced they're planning to descend on Washington, DC this March to testify about war crimes they committed or personally witnessed in Iraq.

29.11.2007 Organizations and networks across 41 districts of Uttar Pradesh, IndiaÂ’s biggest northern state, have come together to campaign on the Domestic Violence Act, as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.

26.11.2007 An international campaign - 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence kicked off on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The campaign will run till December 10, International Human Rights Day, to emphasize that all forms of violence against women are a violation of human rights.

23.11.2007 To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Amnesty International India is organising an International Week of Justice Festival from January 13-19, 2008 in Indian capital New Delhi.

21.11.2007 The Vanasthali Rural Development Centre (VRDC) in Pune was started with a simple thought: to train rural women to enable them start balwadis or nurseries in their villages. Years later, activist Nirmala Purandare's dream has heralded a social revolution with the training of barefoot teachers in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

19.11.2007 General Musharraf would not have thought of a political scenario that has emerged after the imposition of martial law. His hopes for a return of normality have proved evasive, as voices of resistance are gathering force in Pakistan, says Farooq Tariq.

19.11.2007 Asma Jahangir, chairperson of the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, while giving an account of the horrific tale of tortures and harassments faced by the legal community since the imposition of emergency, calls for support from the international legal fraternity.

16.11.2007 Several India-based organisations came together here in New Delhi yesterday to express their solidarity on the International Day of Action on Pakistan. They condemned the recent imposition of emergency, resulting in gagging of media, assault on justice, mass arrests and detentions.

13.11.2007 Uneasy calm prevails in Nandigram area of West Bengal in India after the ruling party cadres take control. Protests were witnessed in Delhi over the handling of situation by the state government.

12.11.2007 FreeRice, an innovative internet-based vocabulary game is helping mobilise millions of people in the fight against global hunger. For every correct answer, the site donates ten grains of rice to the World Food Programme. One billion grains of rice have been donated in the last one month – enough to feed more than 50,000 people for one day.

05.11.2007 Jesuit presence in Afghanistan is helping speed up this war-ravaged countryÂ’s development process while also building understanding and faith between Indians and Afghans.

05.11.2007 The US and the British governments have condemned the emergency in Pakistan, but stopped short of cutting ties with Musharraf regime. The West has taken refuge in the argument that snapping ties with Pakistani military will adversely affect the war against terror.

05.11.2007 Over the last year, the pro-active role played by PakistanÂ’s Supreme Court has brought the Musharraf regime at loggerheads with the judiciary. With the proclamation of emergency, the hopes for restoration of genuine democracy are further pushed away, writes Beena Sarwar.

02.11.2007 NEW YORK, Nov 2 (OneWorld) - Encouraged by the positive response to their call for demonstrations last April, environmental activists have planned another round of nationwide rallies tomorrow to demand decisive actions on global warming.

02.11.2007 Facebook, MySpace, YouTube... they're not just for planning your Friday night and sharing your favorite Daily Show clip anymore.