Social Issues

NPRD Message on World Disability Day

THE National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) extends its greetings on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, on December 1. While many issues concerning disabled persons will form part of the observance, in the current global context, we feel that it is necessary to draw attention to the plight of the disabled people of Palestine.Since 1992, December 3 is observed as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, for promoting the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.

Thousands Protest against Dalit Atrocities and for Social Justice

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THOUSANDS of enthusiastic activists working for dalit rights from Kashmir to Kanyakumari participated with their banners and placards at the mass Dilli Chalo rally on December 4 at Jantar Mantar, Delhi. The rally was organised by the Co-ordination Committee for Dalit Rights that had successfully held a Dalit Summit in Hyderabad in August this year.  More than a 100 organisations working on dalit issues participated in the

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

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×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

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

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×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.

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