1,100 lower caste ‘Dalit’ family houses left stranded in Dolpa, Western Nepal

1,100 lower caste ‘Dalit’ family houses left stranded in Dolpa, Western Nepal: DOLPA: A total of 1,100 houses in Dolpa being constructed under the Janata Awas program have been left stranded. The houses in Tripurakot Ralli of ward no. 1 of Tripura Sundari municipality, Western Nepal remain incomplete after the second installment for...

Reviving Human Rights

Reviving Human Rights

Human Rights Activist Fr Cedric Prakash SJ Shares His Thoughts about 'GOOD FRIDAY'

Human Rights Activist Fr Cedric Prakash SJ Shares His Thoughts about 'GOOD FRIDAY'

In the 1960s, T.C. Cannon, on view @SmithsonianNMAI in NYC and other young native art students embraced cutting-edge contemporary art methods

In the 1960s, T.C. Cannon, on view @SmithsonianNMAI in NYC and other young native art students embraced cutting-edge contemporary art methods

Totem and Taboo and Tanna: A Melanesian Romeo and Juliet

Totem and Taboo and Tanna: A Melanesian Romeo and Juliet: The Australian movie Tanna, which is Oscar-nominated this year for Best Foreign Language Film, epitomizes what the Pan African Film Festival is all about, and why it’s such an essential expo of cinema.

Human Rights First Receives Grant from The New York Bar Foundation

Human Rights First Receives Grant from The New York Bar Foundation: New York City—Human Rights First today announced that it was recently presented a grant from The New York Bar Foundation worth $7,500. The grant will be used to support their Refugee Representation Project of New York.

Pak human rights watchdog raises concern over forced conversion of Hindu girls to Islam

Pak human rights watchdog raises concern over forced conversion of Hindu girls to Islam: Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 15 (ANI): Pakistan's independent human rights watchdog on Monday raised concerns over increasing incidents of forced conversions and marriages of Hindu and Christian girls to Muslim men every year.

Twenty years since the death of Australian Trotskyist and Aboriginal worker, Comrade Yabu Bilyana - World Socialist Web Site

Twenty years since the death of Australian Trotskyist and Aboriginal worker, Comrade Yabu Bilyana - World Socialist Web Site

Fighting inequality would be the best tribute to him - Kashmir Times

Fighting inequality would be the best tribute to him - Kashmir Times: As we celebrate Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's birth anniversary, we need to imbibe his important motto- Educate, Organise. Agitate. As Karl Marx said philosophers have interpreted the world in different ways. The point is to change it.

This is the most important heritage of Dr Ambedkar, changing the world. One of the great advantages of Dr Ambedkar's teachings was the tremendous awakening he created among Dalits, especially in Maharashtra. It led to a creation of very vibrant Dalit writing. I notice that Dalits are very well read, much better read than people from many communities, they have a real hunger for knowledge, they read, analyse. This is all because of the heritage of Dr Ambedkar.

He had a vision for a better world. We too need to fight to achieve that kind of a society. The capitalists have created their own vision for their advancement. They are powerful, they have planners and money to buy people, land. We have to create expertise to challenge this anti- people vision of capitalists. For example we can create an alternative transport system, it can be done at very little expense. We don't need those fancy, expensive schemes at all.

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How Ambedkar makes us Richer - Mainstream Weekly

How Ambedkar makes us Richer - Mainstream Weekly: IMPRESSIONS “The Hindus wanted Vedas, and they sent for Vyasa, who was not a caste Hindu. The Hindus wanted an epic, and they sent for Valmiki, an (...)

Buddhistdoor View: Finding our Humanity in a Time of Tragedy | Buddhistdoor

Buddhistdoor View: Finding our Humanity in a Time of Tragedy | Buddhistdoor: Ardern has shown tremendous leadership through this ordeal.

Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Dalits and Decentralised Rural Governance in India: (...) - Mainstream Weekly

Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Dalits and Decentralised Rural Governance in India: (...) - Mainstream Weekly: by Mahi Pal Introduction Dr B.R. Ambedkar was one the greatest sons of India who was not only a parliamentarian, scholar of repute and (...)

First Dalit Collector who Changed a Feudal District in the 1970s - Mainstream Weekly

First Dalit Collector who Changed a Feudal District in the 1970s - Mainstream Weekly: by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Next to Hyderabad, Warangal is the second biggest city of the Telangana State. Most of the present Telangana State's (...)

Eight Heroes and Heroines Whose Names Are Immortalized

Eight Heroes and Heroines Whose Names Are Immortalized

Fascinating find: Scientist finds link to ancient home of Māori

Fascinating find: Scientist finds link to ancient home of Māori: A Northland scientist has for the first time pinpointed the origin of early Māori artefacts found in New Zealand to a precise location in eastern Polynesia

Civil Society, Press Freedom & Human Rights Under Attack in Africa | Inter Press Service

Civil Society, Press Freedom & Human Rights Under Attack in Africa | Inter Press Service

Dharma Realm Buddhist University Exhibits Ceramic Reliefs Portraying the Life of the Buddha | Buddhistdoor

Dharma Realm Buddhist University Exhibits Ceramic Reliefs Portraying the Life of the Buddha | Buddhistdoor: Exhibition a collaboration between Lorraine Capparell and Prof. Ronald Y. Nakasone

Delinking the "human" from human rights: artificial intelligence and transhumanism | OpenGlobalRights

Delinking the "human" from human rights: artificial intelligence and transhumanism | OpenGlobalRights: The development of artificial intelligence and transhumanism are challenging what it means to be human—and who (or what) constitutes the “human” in human rights.

Buddhism as Service: Ayya Yeshe | Buddhistdoor

Buddhism as Service: Ayya Yeshe | Buddhistdoor: Empowering women and children in India's Dalit communities.

Ancient Buddhist Temple Suppressed in Shanxi Province

Ancient Buddhist Temple Suppressed in Shanxi Province: Authorities are harassing a once flourishing, more than 1,000-year-old temple and subject monks to increased control and indoctrination.

Indigenous skills vital to conservation research outcomes

Indigenous skills vital to conservation research outcomes: Sydney conservation biologists have demonstrated Indigenous rangers are an essential part of scientific research outcomes, and urge researchers around the world to give Indigenous peoples a voice.

The Buddha – Life, Journey and Significance

The Buddha – Life, Journey and Significance: Today the Buddha is one of the most revered deities in the world. We are bound to take inspiration from this enlightened soul and cherish

UNAIDS: Death penalty set by Brunei monarchy is breach of human rights

UNAIDS: Death penalty set by Brunei monarchy is breach of human rights: United Nation, Apr 5 (UNI ) Underscoring that every person has the right to be ''free from torture'' and ''cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment'', UNAIDS has warned the new penal code of Brunei monarchy that impose the death penalty for same-sex relationships, adultery and childbirth out of marriage and called it a breach of international human rights norms.

Syrian Network for Human Rights: 221 chemical attacks in Syria since 2012

Syrian Network for Human Rights: 221 chemical attacks in Syria since 2012: The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said that documented chemical attacks in Syria have amounted to nearly 221 attacks since 23 December 2012, the date of the first recorded use of chemical wea...

A “classic case” of underprivileged being deprived quality legal assistance: Madras HC acquits 3 Dalit men sentenced to death

A “classic case” of underprivileged being deprived quality legal assistance: Madras HC acquits 3 Dalit men sentenced to death: Madras high Court lamented about lack of quality legal assistance for underprivleged while acquitting 3 Dalit men(madras high court) who were awarded ...

For 73-year-old Baloch folk singer Muhammad Bashir, life is now a song of miseries - Entertainment - Dunya News

For 73-year-old Baloch folk singer Muhammad Bashir, life is now a song of miseries - Entertainment - Dunya News: Once he cherished these awards and now due to his poverty, he is willing to exchange these to provide for his family. Photo: Dunya News

State legislature showed respect to Dalit woman leader, justifies Mayawati to SC over statues

State legislature showed respect to Dalit woman leader, justifies Mayawati to SC over statues: New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Justifying statues built in Uttar Pradesh with taxpayers money during her regime, former UP Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the state legislature showed respect to a Dalit woman leader.

Architectural Wonders – World’s Top 15 Buddha Statues

Architectural Wonders – World’s Top 15 Buddha Statues: List of the world’s most iconic Buddha statues that draw thousands of devotees, tourists and enthusiasts from around the globe.