New York Times correspondent Emily Schmall gives a glimpse into the chaotic world of journalism in India, and of a dedicated press fighting to keep it free. Remarks delivered at the 2024 Camden Conference, held February 16-18, in Camden, Maine
New York Times correspondent Emily Schmall gives a glimpse into the chaotic world of journalism in India, and of a dedicated press fighting to keep it free. Remarks delivered at the 2024 Camden Conference, held February 16-18, in Camden, Maine
a documentary about one of the most important peasant protest movements in the modern history of India, against corporatisation of agriculture.
In the face of widespread ecological destruction, social injustice, economic deprivation, there are powerful countercurrents. ’Ordinary’ people in several parts of India are resisting the disruption of their lives, as also constructing alternatives in the form of sustainable farming, community-led ecotourism and conservation, revival of crafts, activity-based learning, decentralised water harvesting, local governance and direct democracy.
Amnesty International, in its ten-point Human Rights Charter, urges the newly elected Government of Pakistan to uphold human rights
26 March 2024 - We, ten concerned individuals from the Himalayan region across national boundaries, are fearful for the life of Sonam Wangchuk, the educator and environmentalist who has been a steadfast voice for social justice and ecological sanity