Badaun shows way for scrapping inhuman manual scavenging practice

Urging media to help focus the attention of society on the inhuman practice of manual scavenging, UNICEF Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) specialist Mr Amit Mehrotra, said that, proper and sustained sanitation drives will surely help in eradication of many killer...

Why should taxpayers pay for the Tax Authority’s mistakes?

If the judicial system spent 10 years and 7 months, and brought a verdict of not guilty, no tax evasion, no violation of tax collection code, but the tax authority still issues a large amount of tax payment notice to you, can you accept it? Will you pay for an huge amount of...

Hypocrite Law Professor Attempts to Holds Hiring Process Hostage

A law professor at the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />University of Windsor is claiming sexism and racism on the part of the tribunal that denied her application to become the Dean of Law. Professor Carasco is demanding that the Human Rights Tribunal force the...

Police Stand Idle as Mirjpur Burns

"Do the poor have no right to live?" exclaimed Jaswant, a local Indian of the village Mirjpur.  Over a month ago Mirjpur had 20 houses burnt to the ground by the Jat Community and experienced zero support from local officers.   In fact, local officers were seen that night...

Sri Lanka urges US to focus on business, not human rights

Sri Lanka's new foreign minister started visiting various countries recently as the evidences of its war crimes keeps emerging. During his visit in US, he urged Washington to seize the business opportunities that came up after the war instead of focusing on human right abuses...