Indian Gov't on Collision Course With Civil Society

In this column, Mandeep Tiwana, policy and advocacy manager of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, writes that civil society organisations around the globe face grave threats to their efficacy and existence. In violation of ...

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Forty representatives from civil society organizations, labour unions, women organizations, media and other stakeholders are attending the workshop, which is designed to expand and deepen participants understanding of the AMV and EMDP's objectives ...

KARACHI, May 16: Speakers at the launch of a project have said that only a close coordination between civil society organisations and government departments, including police and Citizens-Police Liaison Committee, can ensure protection to women ...

Sending a strong message to the Haryanvi society which is known for its obsession towards the male child, daughter of a Rohtak-based chartered accountant ranked fifth in the civil services examination.

Leaders of civil society organisations, human right defenders, victim families and advocates interacted with UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Rashida Manjoo and submitted memorandums Source The Sangai Express

In your editorial, Zero tolerance to stop sexual attacks (March 19), you say only concerted action by all sections of society can spread the message of zero tolerance. Are you advocating that the public should take law in its own hands and deal with the ...

Related Following Egypt's January 2011 revolution, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) had hoped for greater autonomy and freedom of association. These hopes, however, have been largely dashed by a new daft law set to be passed imminently by ...

KARACHI, May 19: Speakers at a consultative meeting on Saturday called on civil society to take effective steps for developing legislation to end discrimination against minorities. They said that because of the efforts of civil society laws for ...