How The Law Criminalises Forest Dwellers in Madhya Pradesh, Makes Them Face Long Trials for Hunting, Collecting Honey
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How The Law Criminalises Forest Dwellers in Madhya Pradesh, Makes Them Face Long Trials for Hunting, Collecting Honey

A study examined arrest records and forest offences under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. While 9 out of every 10 cases were still pending, impoverished forest-dwellers suffered livelihood loss and a heavy financial burden as trials dragged on for years.

Periyar Ignored? Dravidian Anti-Brahminical Polity ‘Failed to Uphold’ Women’s Rights
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Periyar Ignored? Dravidian Anti-Brahminical Polity ‘Failed to Uphold’ Women’s Rights

Can “annihilation of caste” also break the oppressive shackles of women? A recent lecture by V Geetha, eminent feminist writer and social historian, suggests there is no such one-to-one relationship between the two.

Workers Suffer High Levels of Stress and Alienation; and Workplace Accidents – 3 Articles
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Workers Suffer High Levels of Stress and Alienation; and Workplace Accidents – 3 Articles

Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace Report 2022 reveals high levels of alienation and stress faced by workers; 120 million occupational accidents, of which 2.1 lakh are fatal accidents, occur annually at workplaces worldwide; Also: WHO-ILO Report: Work-related Causes Kill 2 Million People Globally Each Year.

Civil Society Members Write to MPs Regarding Concerns with Proposed Data Protection Bill; Also: Is Bill a Charter of Surveillance Capitalism?
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Civil Society Members Write to MPs Regarding Concerns with Proposed Data Protection Bill; Also: Is Bill a Charter of Surveillance Capitalism?

The 2019 version of the bill was flawed. But in 2022, the government has gone all-out to protect the interests of Big Data, Big Capital, and the powers of the State at the cost of citizens’ privacy. Several civil society members have written a letter to MPs about their concerns with the proposed bill.