National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Punjab State Human Rights commission (PSHRC) to take action into the case of 35 missing children – 24 girls and 11 boys – who were missing under mysterious circumstances, some from as long as January 2013. Vinod Kumar Tikoo, chairperson of the Working Group on Substance Abuse…
The power of a voice can be revolutionary. The ability to share ideas and band together for a common cause and the greater good is a very unique facet of humanity, and over the years this practice has grown. As the gap between us grows smaller, the voices grow louder. We’re connected now more than…
BJP yesterday said Internet must be governed as it is “extremely important” for governance but it should done in a way that does not compromise on the spirit of freedom of speech and expression. “Internet is extremely important and since it is extremely important for governance also, because every person is within the ambit of…
BJP yesterday said Internet must be governed as it is “extremely important” for governance but it should done in a way that does not compromise on the spirit of freedom of speech and expression. “Internet is extremely important and since it is extremely important for governance also, because every person is within the ambit of…
Alexandra Fuller, author of Leaving Before The Rains Come, recently spoke at an event at the Seattle Public Library. In the podcast, Fuller says this book, her fourth, is the most scary to speak about because it is about her. In her first two books, Fuller wrote about her mother. Throwing her mother’s character under…
Freedom of speech is under threat today. Not only in Europe, where I come from. But also here, in America. The last time I was in the United States was less than two weeks ago. I was in Garland, Texas, where I gave the keynote speech at a contest of Muhammad cartoons. The contest was…
Freedom of the press is only part of freedom of expression. Freedom of expression includes your and my freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds. Freedom of expression underpins our way of life in New Zealand, it enables liberal democracy, religious and non-relgious observance, science and reason and innovation in…
When Mark Zuckerberg launched Internet.org in India in February, it was presented as an act of altruism. “Imagine a world where everyone had access to education and healthcare information. A world where farmers could look up information to improve their crop yields, and students could consult Wikipedia to help out with their homework,” declared the…
Highlighting the importance of skill development in making a success of the National Digital Literacy Mission and Digital India Campaign of the Government of India, the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), a body with the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Ministry of Communications & IT, Government of India laid the…
Earlier this year, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs used an extensive arsenal of vague and overbroad laws to muzzle the world’s largest environmental watchdog, Greenpeace International. Using seemingly innocuous provisions in the Indian Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010, the government effectively silenced criticism of a controversial nuclear power plant by freezing the bank account of Greenpeace…