Johar! Greetings to everybody on World Environment Day! We Adivasis and Dalits of Tijmali, Kuturumali and Majhingimali have been struggling to protect our hills, forests and streams from bauxite mining…
The ‘Ganatantrik Adhikar Surakhya Sangathan, Odisha, strongly condemns the state government’s repressive approach to prevent prominent environmentalists from joining efforts to protect the environment on Environment Day. Such a move…
A very important component of the progress of a country consists of democratic and peaceful social movements which seek to correct various distortions and flawed decisions, as seen from a…
In an edit page article titled ‘When the Process is The Punishment’ published in The Tribune dated July 9 2024, the famous former judge of the Supreme Court of India…
Repeal Defamation in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) as a colonial vestige The PUCL is shocked at the conviction by a Delhi Court of Medha Patkar, one of India’s most renowned…
Medha Patkar, the well known social activist has been sentenced to five months imprisonment on conviction for the offence of “criminal defamation” under section 500 of the Indian Penal Code,…
To: Shri Narendra Modi Hon’ble Prime Minister of India New Delhi SARDAR SAROVAR DAM Respected Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, My respectful greetings to you on having taken Oath…
It is sad that recently prominent social activist of India Medha Patkar had to once again go on a fast to demand justice, compensation and satisfactory rehabilitation of those adversely…
Stop the water level of Sardar Sarovar at 122 metres! Full and fair compensation for all Sardar Sarovar Dam affected families till 2023 16th June, 2024: The 15th of June…
A large number of people in India and abroad are very concerned regarding recent news reports relating to the conviction of prominent social activist Medha Patkar in a very old…
Social activists who devote their life selflessly to advancing the cause of justice and environment protection in peaceful and democratic ways are a source of great strength for any genuine…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaVen4JRBt8 Popular resistance to development policies that make life on earth impossible and deny social justice continues in various parts of India. Medha Patkar, who has been a strong presence…
Fasting, according to Mahatma Gandhi, is a tactic that should be used only when other avenues of redress have been explored and failed. In a struggle that has spanned over…
Indore/Barwani | 23rd August, 2017: Medha Patkar gets bail from Indore High Court today after she was was denied bail from session court. Narmada Bachao Andolan hails it as a…
As Medha Patkar and other Narmada Bachao Andolan activists continue their peaceful and non-violent protest by going on an indefinite fast, for just rehabilitation (as mandated by the Supreme…
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar was arrested again after being released from hospital. She is on the 14th day of her fast. Today after discharged from hospital in the…
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