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The Irony of Targets: Sterilisations in Jharkhand
By Priya John After six of their children survived the crucial first five years, Dabri Paharin (name changed) and her husband were content with their family size. They decided to adopt a permanent...
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Violence in West Bengal over the panchayat elections
By Leena Uppal There is an article in the HT (attached) about the violence in West Bengal over the panchayat elections. The article makes a quick reference to the panchayat election process in India...
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The Mirage of Choice in Family Planning: Case Study from Odisha
By- Leena Uppal, Advocacy Officer, Centre for Health and Social Justice The Times of India, on July 11, 2013 carried an advertisement on ‘small families’ and mooted India’s gains in achieving...
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Stop Forced Abortion — China’s One Child Policy — Women’s Rights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjtuBcJUsjY This is a powerful, 4-minute video about forced abortion in China: Stop Forced Abortion – China’s War on Women!
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Submission to CSW on forced/coerced sterilisation and abortion of HIV+ women...
The Women of Asia Pacific Plus (WAP+) has made a submisstion (attached) to the Comission on the Status of Women highlighting coerced sterilisations and abortions and other violations of rights during...
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STERILISATION BY DEFAULT: WHERE’S THE CHOICE IN FAMILY PLANNING?
By Leena Uppal WHILE THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA TRIES to project the fact that the country’s family planning programme has shifted from the old female sterilisation centric approach and now offers a...
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Glimpses from the political maneuvers surrounding the 6th Asian and Pacific...
It was the first day of the senior officials meeting at the 6th Asian and pacific Population Conference at Bangkok. The day one itself was extremely exciting and full of hot global politics with...
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6th Asia and Pacific Population Conference ended with a joyous bang
History was made today at the Asia Pacific Population Conference as thirty eight member states voted to adopt the attached declaration. After a week of intense and passionate debate and negotiation...
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Uptake of family planning methods in health centre not far from Patna-a cause...
Article published in ”Eastern Cronicles” on 31st October 2013, titled: “Uptake of family planning methods in health centre not far from Patna (Bihar)-a cause of concern”. Khagaul Public Health...
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