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*trigger – Warning – if you’re not in the right frame of mind to read about sexual assault, don’t read further*
Moving essay. But more than moving, it is shockingly articulate. The idea of a “Not Rape” …
What we were not prepared for was everything else. Rape was something we could identify, an act with a [...]
Posted on December 29th, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Borrowed Words, Culture, Rights | 5 Comments »
Elections are expensive.
If you have friends, you would by now have received some ten thousand forwards on this elusive little section in the People’s Representation Act – a fabled 49-O. Here’s what it says.
49-O. Elector deciding not to vote.-If an elector, after his electoral [...]
Posted on December 4th, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Governance, India, Politics, Rants and Rambles, Rights | 12 Comments »
Meanwhile, in Bangladesh, the military backed interim government isn’t exactly fond of judicial processes or the free press. Bangladeshi journalist and blogger Tasneem Khalil was arrested yesterday. Since the state of emergency curtails rights of the citizens, it doesn’t look like the government needed a reason. Rezwan has an excellent roundup of bloggers’ reactions from [...]
Posted on May 11th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Global Voices, Governance, Media, Rights, South Asia | 2 Comments »
In some supremely air-conditioned room, cops will sit on their computers, logging into Orkut. They will then meticulously wade through all the offers of “fraandship”, “oye, sexy pic you got” and what not to track down the very bored people who form hate groups. Not just if you hate India. If you hate Ambedkar, Shivaji, [...]
Posted on March 13th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Governance, India, Marketplace and All Things Current, Rights, Social Software, Technology and Internet | 18 Comments »
Vidya sent me a link to a fabulous video at YouTube. It’s a part of a documentary called “A stranger in her city” by Khadija Al-Salami. al-Salami’s documentary follows a fabulous, spunky 13 year old girl – Najmia in Yemen. Najmia refuses to wear the veil, despite it being a social compulsion. She is laughed [...]
Posted on February 16th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Books, Culture, Gender, Politics, Rights | 3 Comments »
If something makes me sad today, it’s the news of two leopards being killed. One in J&K and the other in Nashik. The leopard being hounded in Nashik was broadcast on TV and the poor creature was attempting to just make an escape. Instead, people were trying to hit it, chase it, crowd it, making [...]
Posted on January 18th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: India, Marketplace and All Things Current, Rights | 1 Comment »
From RSF: Reporters without borders organises 24-hour online demo against Internet censorship
How to take part in the 24-hour online demo against censorship:
The Reporters Without Borders website will be given over to this protest from 11 a.m. on 7 November until 11 a.m. on 8 November.
Go to www.rsf.org during this 24-hour period, find the list [...]
Posted on November 7th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Online Projects, Rights, Social Software, Technology and Internet | Comments Off
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