Author: Dilip

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WAGING NONVIOLENCE: The mobilization for Yemen is a powerful Model for Today’s Peace Movement

Waging Nonviolence  – From the brutal war in Ukraine to the devastating school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, aggression and mass atrocities seem to define today’s world. Yet, even as we navigate this trauma and tragedy, there are glimmers of hope to be found in the lesser-known stories of collective action, as people come together in the… Read More WAGING NONVIOLENCE: The mobilization for Yemen is a powerful Model for Today’s Peace Movement

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Chandan Gowda: Keep party politics out of textbooks!

In use since 2017, the existing set of school textbooks in Karnataka were certainly in need of revision: many of the chapters in sociology were outdated, the discussions in economics, political science, history and geography drab and listless, and typographical and grammatical errors were found in the hundreds in the social science books.  But the… Read More Chandan Gowda: Keep party politics out of textbooks!

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How we can overcome the growing plastic crisis / Tobacco industry severely damages environment: WHO

Plastic has long had the planet in its grip. All too often it is found piled up on beaches and floating as “plastic islands” in the ocean. But it also clogs the stomachs of birds and other animals, and has even made it into the human bloodstream. To date, just 9% of the world’s plastic has… Read More How we can overcome the growing plastic crisis / Tobacco industry severely damages environment: WHO

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KPSS Letter to Chief Justice High Court of J&K on Failure of Authorities to protect Minorities in Kashmir

KASHMIRI PANDIT SANGARASH SAMITISathu Barbar Shah, Srinagar, Kashmir (JLK) – 190001 e-mail: kpss.kashmir@gmail.com Dated: 01.06.2022 Most Urgent / Most Important Hon’ble The Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Srinagar Subject: Article 21 – Right to Life – representation for kind intervention and taking cognizance on the issue related to killing of Religious… Read More KPSS Letter to Chief Justice High Court of J&K on Failure of Authorities to protect Minorities in Kashmir

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Masked cancer drug trains immune system to kill tumors while sparing healthy tissues

Many cancer treatments are notoriously savage on the body. Drugs often attack both healthy cells and tumor cells, causing a plethora of side effects. Immunotherapies that help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells are no different. Though they have prolonged the lives of countless patients, they work in only a subset of patients.… Read More Masked cancer drug trains immune system to kill tumors while sparing healthy tissues

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Express editorial: Troubling questions about law and order in the Kashmir Valley

The killing of yet another Kashmiri Pandit in Budgam district of Kashmir Valley is a disturbing development, and further evidence that the J&K administration has been unable to prevent such targeted killings. Last month, a Kashmiri Pandit was injured when militants shot at him in Kulgam. Before that, another killing shook a small Rajput community… Read More Express editorial: Troubling questions about law and order in the Kashmir Valley

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Father Stan Swamy To Posthumously Receive Human Rights Honorary Award At Geneva Today

Father Stan Swamy, the Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist from Jharkhand who was arrested in the Bhima Koregaon case and died in July 2021, will get a “special, posthumous homage” at the Martin Ennals Award in Geneva on Thursday. The award is widely regarded as the Nobel Prize for human rights defenders. The winners… Read More Father Stan Swamy To Posthumously Receive Human Rights Honorary Award At Geneva Today

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Philosophy’s gentle giant Joseph Raz was one of the most important theorists of our age. By Jeremy Waldron

Joseph Raz, a commanding figure in modern legal philosophy, died in London on 2 May aged 83. He was one of three or four philosophers who made towering contributions to our theoretical understanding of law. The others were Hans Kelsen (1881-1973), HLA Hart (1907-92) and Ronald Dworkin (1931-2013). They are all gone now. Analytic jurisprudence… Read More Philosophy’s gentle giant Joseph Raz was one of the most important theorists of our age. By Jeremy Waldron

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