Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Ivan Broadhead - WNN Breaking (WNN/VOA) Dharamsala, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA: In Chinese-ruled Tibet, activists have used various means to protest policies that human rights groups say subjugate, and even destroy the Tibetan identity. Self-immolations are the latest method used by protesters to draw the world’s attention to their plight, but activists are also embracing other kinds [...]
Aliya Bashir – WNN Breaking (WNN) Srinagar, Indian Administered KASHMIR, SOUTH ASIA: Twenty two years has passed since what advocates say is the largest act of violence against women in the region of Kashmir, India. In the coming days women activists in Kashmir are set to file a Public Interest Litigation against India’s government for the [...]
WNN Breaking (WNN) New Delhi, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA: In an hour long court discussion covering whether India’s Saket court should be open to the public on the gang rape case that has rocked the human rights activists throughout the world, Judge Yogesh Khanna placed the case under privacy and closed doors today. Opening arguments for [...]
WNN Breaking (WNN/VOA) New Delhi, INDIA: The court proceedings of five of the six suspects in a brutal gang rape in the Indian capital will be closed to the public. The magistrate hearing the case, Namrita Aggarwal, made the announcement Monday shortly after the suspects arrived for a court hearing in New Delhi. She said [...]
WNN Breaking (WNN/VOA) New Delhi, INDIA: In India, a controversial law governing offensive material posted online will be reviewed following an outcry over its misuse. The move follows the recent arrest of two young women in connection with what many call an innocuous Facebook post. Hearing a petition against Section 66A of the Information Technology [...]
