How barefoot lawyers bring food security to India's tribals & landless families The Times Of India Tweet KHAMMAM (India): It was a deal struck almost 40 years ago by a poor, illiterate Indian farmer, driven by desperation after a drought wiped out his crops and left his family close to starvation. The agreement: 10 acres of land, the size of four soccer pitches, for a mere 10 kg (22 lbs) of sorgh...
China "bars" blind dissident's family choice of lawyers Mumbai Mirror | Reuters Tweet Rate me.... | Share Share Share Share | Posted On Friday, May 18, 2012 at 02:14:22 PM | Beijing: The nephew of blind activist Chen Guangcheng has been denied his family's choice of lawyers to defend a charge of "intentional homic...
China "bars" blind dissident's family choice of lawyers Reuters | BEIJING (Reuters) - The nephew of blind activist Chen Guangcheng has been denied his family's choice of lawyers to defend a charge of "intentional homicide" in what one said was an attempt to manipulate a case that has focused world attention on Ch...
China bars blind dissident's family choice of lawyers The Star | BEIJING (Reuters) - The nephew of blind activist Chen Guangcheng has been denied his family's choice of lawyers to defend a charge of "intentional homicide" in what one said was an attempt to manipulate a trial that has focused world attention on C...
Peter Slipper ambushed, subject to character assassination - lawyer The Daily Telegraph Australia | UPDATE: A JURY rather than a judge should hear the harassment claims brought by former staffer of federal Speaker Peter Slipper, a judge has been told. | Michael Lee, SC, for James Ashby, said the nature of the issues in the case made it appropriat...
Thai 'prisoner of conscience' dies in jail: lawyer France24 | AFP - A 62-year-old Thai man considered a "prisoner of conscience" by Amnesty International for his 20-year sentence for royal defamation has died in jail, his lawyer said on Tuesday. | Ampon Tangnoppakul was convicted by the Bangkok criminal court...
Thai ‘Prisoner of Conscience’ Dies in Jail: Lawyer Jakarta Globe Bangkok. A 62-year-old Thai man considered a “prisoner of conscience” by Amnesty International for his 20-year sentence for royal defamation has died in jail, his lawyer said on Tuesday. | Ampon Tangnoppakul was convicted by the Bangkok criminal ...
Lawyer: Slain Indonesians' kin want Dutch apology Herald Tribune | THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Ten relatives of Indonesian men allegedly killed by Dutch troops in their country's bloody struggle for independence are demanding compensation and an apology from the Netherlands. | A lawyer for the Indonesians says their ...
Clinton presses India to reduce Iran oil The Washington Times | NEW DELHI — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged energy-starved India on Monday to reduce its Iranian oil imports to keep up pressure on the Islamic republic to come clean about its nuclear program. | In meetings in the capital, New Delhi, Mrs. Clinton was expected to push for India to find alternative sources of oil on the inter...
Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill Herald Tribune | JALALABAD, Afghanistan - The young man sits nearly naked in a small concrete room, a thick, heavy chain fastened around his ankle and bolted to the wall. Flies swarm around a wound on his wrist where shackles have rubbed the skin raw. His own waste has pooled in the corner, turning the dirt floor into a pungent mud. | This is no jail, however, an...
