Root Cause News

'This is a case of a community that has every right to protest and seek answers and redress, and a business that has every right to do business according to the law of the landbut, equally, ensure compliance with human rights'

The bank's approach to remedying its standards for investment project financing has been criticised by environmental and human rights groups

It's no small matter when a massive, globe-girdling, ubiquitous corporation sticks its neck out with a human rights document

A country that regularly engages in suppressing democratic impulses, where economic might is the consorting deity of military might, has sponsored a document on human rights for business

States are responsible for human rights violations of businesses headquartered in their territorysuch violations can be local as well as global

If the government of Manipur chooses to appeal Sharmila's release, it will be folly. Manipur will eruptagain

With weapons and narcotics all acrossit's easy to be spoilt in Moreh

In the wake of a media-fed public opinion to justify a pulverizing of the Maoist rebellion and a push for industrial resurgence in two massive thrusts, Ficci's report offers interesting insights

Tackling root causes of rebellion requires dedicated action over several years, which a prime minister or a party in a position of strength can achieve

The new govt must order a remapping of textbooks to include the region's history, politics and geography, and have the courage to diminish leaders who stall peace processes to consolidate their positions