Social Issues

AARM Raises Concern on Targeting of Adivasi Christians

THE Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM), in a statement issued on December 7, has expressed concern on the hatred campaign of Janajati Suraksha Manch (JSM) against the adivasi Christian community of the country.The Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM) at its recently held national executive council meeting, expressed grave concern about the intensified efforts of the Janajati Suraksha Manch (JSM) to target Christian adivasi communities in different states. This JSM outfit is backed by the RSS and many known BJP leaders are associated with it.

Convention of Disabled Held in Srinagar

Shaq pe hai yakeen tho, yakeen par hai shaq mujheKiska jhooth jhooth hai, kiska sach sach nahinJaan loon ki jaan doon, main rahoon ki main nahinCOMING from the protagonist of the 2014 film Haider, an adaption of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, it captures not just his, but the dilemma of the entire Kashmir. One can’t but recall it while leaving Kashmir after a two-day visit.One less discussed aspect of the film is the portrayal of two disabled people.

Protest against BJP Govt's Failure to Curb Violence in Manipur

THE Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM) and Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM) jointly organised a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on August 5 against the divisive BJP agenda in Manipur. The protesters demanded Chief Minister N Biren Singh's removal and effective restoration of law and order. Speakers included DSMM's general secretary and Polit Bureau member of CPI (M) Ram Chandra Dom, AARM's national secretary and CPI(M) Central Committee member, Jitendra Choudhary, Nathu Prasad Delhi state secretary of DSMM and Vumsuan Naulak of Manipur Tribal Forum.

Disabled Persons Protest Non-Revision of Pensions Since 2011

HUNDREDS of disabled people from various states in India assembled at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on June 10, protesting against the union government’s refusal to enhance disability pensions, provide other social security measures or Antayodaya Anna Yojana cards, or jobs under MNREGA, etc. The protest was organised by the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD), an affiliating body of state-level disability rights organisations.A six-member delegation met the secretary of the department of empowerment of persons with disabilities (DEPwD) Rajesh Aggarwal, and submitted a detail

Third NPRD Conference: Strengthen Fight for Rights

THE third conference of the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) has given a clarion call for sustained struggles amongst others on the issue of social security and earnest implementation of various provisions regarding the same as mandated in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016; expanding its reach to all states and making the NPRD a truly representative platform of various disabilities.Held at Hyderabad on December 27-28, 2022 in the premises of the St.

Delhi: DSMM Organises Manusmriti Burning Day

THE fight against oppressive social structures needs a strong resolve and a united movement against the so-called laws of Manu or Manusmriti, a highly repressive text providing legitimacy to brahmanism and the caste system. B R Ambedkar burned the copies of the book almost a hundred years ago to give this particular message. This was the central point of ‘Manusmriti burning day’ organised by the Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM) Delhi state committee on December 25.Before burning the copies of the Manusmriti, the large gathering was addressed by Prof.

Fourth All India Convention of Bhoomi Adhikar Andolan

FOURTH ALL India convention of the Bhoomi Adhikar Andolan was held at Constitution Club, New Delhi, on September 26-27, 2022. It was attended by 190 delegates representing seventy organisations from 20 states, including Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura.The convention was inaugurated by Hannan Mollah. In the inaugural session, Dayamani Barla, Ulka Mahajan, Praful Samantray, Satyawan, Ashok Choudhury, Medha Patkar and Alok Shukla addressed the delegates. A report on land grab prepared by the research group was placed in this session.

Paschimbanga Rajya Pratibandhi Sammilani Resolves to Intensify Struggles

THE ninth conference of Paschimbanga Rajya Pratibandhi Sammilani, an affiliate of the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled, was held in Krishnanagar, Nadia, on June 11-12, 2022.

The conference was attended by 650 delegates, including 125 women from 22 districts.

Representing a membership of one lakh fifty-three thousand, the conference kicked off with a huge procession where more than 6,000 people turned up braving the sweltering heat.

NPRD Condemns Arbitrary Detention of Disabled Persons in TN

THE National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD), in a statement issued on March 22, has strongly condemned the arbitrary detention of hundreds of disabled persons while they were proceeding to Chennai from different parts of Tamilnadu to participate in a demonstration before the state secretariat demanding an enhancement in the amount of disability “pension” at the call of the NPRD affiliate, the Tamilnadu Association for the Rights of all types of Differently Abled and Caregivers (TARATDAC).Reports of police forcibly de-boarding disabled passengers holding valid tickets from tr

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Social Issues