Burundian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release lawyer Tony Germain Nkina, who was sentenced to five years in prison in June 2021 in all likelihood because of his past human rights work, six international human rights groups said today.
Making elections accessible
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March 16, 2021 11:59 IST
Groups for differently-abled persons share their views on how to make the polling booths more disabled-friendly
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Groups for differently-abled persons share their views on how to make the polling booths more disabled-friendly
Elections after elections, orthopedically-challenged K. Selvi would crawl to the polling booth at a government school in Vadakkarai near Red Hills. At the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the polling booth became a little less inaccessible, as it offered her a wheelchair. However, without a volunteer to push the wheelchair, Selvi’s sister ended up doing it, while holding her eight-month-old baby.
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Panchayat president alleges caste discrimination
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Safety protocol: The district administration on Monday placed a box outside the Coimbatore Collectorate for the public to drop their petitions as part of COVID-19 precautions.
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Submits petition to the district administration
Devarayapuram panchayat president Sundari Thangavel has alleged caste discrimination and accused vice-president P.T. Krishnan of hampering development works.
In her petition, submitted to the district administration on Monday, she said that she was from a Scheduled Tribe community and elected panchayat president on January 6 this year. She alleged that Mr. Krishnan, a caste Hindu, called her by caste name, obstructed development work and had ordered that no work should be taken up without his consent. Ms. Thangavel urged the district administration to provide her security, initiate a