Off With Their Rights... * As many as 3 lakh slum dwellers in Delhi were evicted before the Commonwealth Games * When a family is evicted, each member loses many rights—the rights to livelihood, shelter, health, education etc * Of some 60,000 beggars on Delhi streets, more than 50,000 were removed for the Games *** Forget the razzle-dazzle and the hype over the recently concluded Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Delhi. The human...
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Spirited fight by S Dorairaj
Striking workers at Foxconn India in Sriperumbudur near Chennai take on the corporate giant, demanding better wages. WORKERS at Foxconn-India in Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, have been on strike from September 24 demanding better wages. They also want the reinstatement of 24 suspended colleagues and the withdrawal of an eight-day wage cut slapped on some workers. That they have held out for so long is remarkable, not least...
More »Why so sad? by Sangeetha Unnithan
A help-desk-cum-counselling system is on its way, to help children deal with various emotional issues. All of us feel the blues on certain days. It could be due to various reasons. A fight with your sibling, scoldings from our Parents or poor performance in an exam. Sometimes it could be emotional issues of a more serious nature that could even affect our performance at school. Children often find it difficult to face...
More »Promoting right to education among priorities for new UN independent expert
The United Nations independent expert on the right to education today outlined his priorities, promising to pay attention to gender equality in education, look into quality with a special focus on improving conditions for teachers, and explore innovative education financing mechanisms. Kishore Singh, who was appointed as UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education by the UN Human Rights Council in June, said he would also look into ways of...
More »With 50,000 kids in school, Andhra takes RTE lead by Akshaya Mukul
Even as the Centre is yet to firm up its view about screening of children for admission in residential schools, Andhra Pradesh has successfully given admission to 50,000 children in 600 state government-run residential schools without any entrance test and following the Right to Education Act in letter and spirit. Andhra residential schools, which have been consistently producing good results, have even given reservation higher than 25% stipulated under the RTE...
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