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No delay in clearing investment by Aircel-Maxis in 2006: Govt
Posted on 14 May 2012 by admin
AIHRA News Monday, 14th May 2012
PTI News New Delhi: Govt dismissed Oppn charges of delay in clearing investment by Aircel-Maxis by then Fin Min P Chidambaram declaring there was “no scope for misunderstanding”.
13 Indians among 15 dead in Nepal plane crash
Posted on 14 May 2012 by admin
AIHRA News Monday, 14th May 2012
PTI News Kathmandu: Thirteen Indian pilgrims were among 15 people killed when a small private plane crashed in northern Nepal today after hitting a hill top while attempting to land at the high-altitude Jomsom airport. The Dornier aircraft belonging to Agni Air that flew from the resort town of Pokhara on its way to Jomsom crashed while landing at the mountain airstrip.
Pak ‘terrorism accountability’ bill introduced in US Congress
Posted on 14 May 2012 by admin
AIHRA News Sunday, 13th May 2012
PTI News Washington: Legislation has been introduced in US Cong that would deduct USD 50 million aid for every American killed by terrorists operating from Pak with ISI’s “support”.
‘India recognises human rights in the true spirit’
Posted on 14 May 2012 by admin
AIHRA News Sunday, 13th May 2012
Nagendar Sharma (HT)
NEW DELHI: The handling of cases pertaining to the 2002 anti-Muslim Gujarat riots by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Supreme Court reflects the seriousness the country attaches to human rights complains of its citizens, former CJI JS Verma has said.
Justice Verma, the NHRC chief during the 2002 riots, had indicated the Narendra Modi government for its failure to ensure “relief and rehabilitation” for victims and their families.
In his address to the Commonwealth Lawyers Association Conference in Sydney, a copy of which has been made available to HT, Justice Verma said: “The working of the national institutions in their true spirit has enabled a complementarity to develop between the national judiciary and institutions of human rights for the better protection of these rights.”
The SC acted promptly on
NHRC recommendations to
proceed against culprits
behind Gujarat riots
J S VERMA
Fromer Chief Justice of India
The former CJI said this experience has been highly successful in India. “NHRC’s intervention in the 2002 Gujarat communal violence, followed by the Supreme Court’s orders relating to it, and monitoring of, identification and rehabilitation of bonded and child labour, is a major example of this.”
Praising the Supreme Court’s role, Justice Verma said the top court acted promptly on the NHRC recommendations “to proceed against the culprits affirming this principle”.
Justice Vrema said it was the responsibility of the state to ensure that rights are not violated either through overt acts, or through abetment or negligence.
Top UN relief official stresses need for disaster preparedness in Afghanistan
Posted on 11 May 2012 by admin
AIHRA News Saturday, 12th May 2012
UN News – Human Rights – 10 May 2012 –
The top United Nations relief official today called for greater efforts to build the resilience and preparedness of the people of Afghanistan to natural disasters, given the country’s vulnerability to floods and droughts that affect large segments of the population every year.“Annual flooding is the norm and there have been eight droughts in 11 years,”said the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, on the third day of her to Afghanistan, following a visit to Balkh province in the country’s north, where she met families affected by natural disasters and conflict.
“More must be done to help local authorities prepare better and we must make a greater effort to build the resilience of communities,” she added.
In the village of Buzareg, along the Amu Darya river, Ms. Amos was shown the destruction that has resulted from riverbank erosion, causing damage to homes, farms and social amenities, including schools, roads, and clinics.
“Families are forced to leave their homes – some of which have stood for decades – and face a very difficult and uncertain future,” said Ms. Amos, who also serves as the UN Emergency Relief Coordination and head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “We will continue to support them with immediate assistance, but what is really needed is a long term solution to this problem.”
While in Buzareg, the humanitarian official also met separately with groups of women and children, later noting that they remain the most vulnerable segments of the Afghan population.
“Infant and maternal mortality rate are amongst the highest in the world and child and adult literacy rates are amongst the lowest. To break this cycle of underdevelopment special attention must be paid to the specific needs of women and children,” Ms. Amos said.
In Balkh province’s capital, Mazar-i-Sharif, Ms. Amos met with families displaced by conflict and listened to their stories of violence and intimidation, which resulted in their displacement.
She urged all parties to the conflict in Afghanistan to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law. “Every effort must be made to minimize harm to civilians and ensure respect for and protection of civilians,” she added.
NCERT asked to remove Ambedkar cartoon from textbooks: Sibal
Posted on 11 May 2012 by admin
AIHRA News Saturday, 12th May 2012
PTI News New Delhi: Seeking to put a lid over the Ambedkar cartoon row, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal today said he has asked the NCERT to remove the offending picture and stop distribution of the textbooks.
SC refuses to intervene in AI stir, Govt asks pilots to return to work
Posted on 11 May 2012 by admin
AIHRA News Friday, 11th May 2012
PTI News New Delhi: SC refused to intervene in the stir by a section of Air India pilots even as Govt offered to hold talks with them if they returned to work after their standoff entered the fourth day.
Illegal mining: SC directs CBI probe against BSY
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AIHRA News Friday, 11th May 2012
PTI News New Delhi: SC directed CBI probe against former K’taka CM BS Yeddyurappa for allegedly granting favours to firms involved in illegal mining in lieu of donations.
Miraculous escape for Munda, 5 others in chopper crash
Posted on 09 May 2012 by admin
AIHRA News Thursday, 10th May 2012
PTI News Ranchi: Arjun Munda, his wife, 4 others had miraculous escape but sustained injuries when a helicopter carrying them crash-landed t at airport after it developed technical glitch.
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