-The Hindu The addition of local agrarian demands into the call for the repeal of the farm laws may have forced the Government’s hand The repeal of the three farm laws by the Union government, on Friday, marks a historic victory for the farmer’s movement in India. For more than a year, thousands of farmers had barricaded Delhi, and their protests were gradually evolving into a pan-Indian movement of resistance. The belated,...
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Farmers Win on Many Fronts, Media Fails on All -P Sainath
-TheWire.in The repeal of the three farm laws came about not because the PM failed to ‘persuade’ some farmers, but because many farmers stood resolute, even as a craven media devalued their struggle and strength. What the media can never openly admit is that the largest, Peaceful democratic protest the world has seen in years – certainly the greatest organised at the height of the pandemic – has won a mighty victory. A...
More »India resists rich nations’ attempt to ‘divide’ developing nations, LDCs -Amiti Sen
-The Hindu Business Line Against postponing resolution and plans to expand provisions for LDCs alone India is resisting attempts by developed nations to “draw a wedge” between developing countries and LDCs in the ongoing negotiations for subsidising public stockholding programmes at the WTO, under the garb of offering an early resolution, and has asked poorer nations not to fall into the trap. “At the WTO agriculture committee on Monday, some developed nations, such...
More »UNHCR: Conflict, violence, climate change drove displacement higher in first half of 2021
-UNHCR India The trend in rising forced displacement continued into 2021 – with global numbers now exceeding 84 million – as more people fled violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, according to the Mid-Year Trends report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The report, for January-June 2021, showed an increase from 82.4 million at the end of 2020. This resulted largely from internal displacement, with more people fleeing...
More »Tripura police sends UAPA notice to Delhi-based lawyers for social media posts relating to fact finding on Tripura violence -Sabah Gurmat
--TheLeaflet.in THE West Agartala police station sent a notice under Section 41 of the CrPC, informing advocate Mukesh, a lawyer based in Delhi, of the case registered against him u/s 13 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 (UAPA). A similar UAPA notice has been sent to advocate Ansar Indori of the National Confederation of Human Rights Organizations (NCHRO). Both lawyers were part of a recent fact-finding team to Tripura. The...
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