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Philippines: Court gives land held by Aquino’s family to farmers

By Tonyo Cruz Thu, Nov 24, 2011 2:35AM UTC View Comments

The Philippines Supreme Court has issued a unanimous decision, expected to reverberate across the feudal Philippine countryside, which effectively hands over ownership of the bulk of the Hacienda Luisita to its farmers and farm workers. ABS-CBN reports: Saying farmer-beneficiaries will not benefit from distribution of shares of stock, the Supreme Court has ordered the distribution...

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India: Court bars govt from arming tribals to fight Maoists

By Subir Ghosh Wed, Jul 06, 2011 11:14AM UTC View Comments

In this July 12, 2005 file photo, a group of tribal men, armed with bows and arrows, ride on a jeep to attend an awareness program against Maoist rebels in Penkonda village of Dantewara district. Pic:AP.

The Supreme Court of India’s directive to the Chhattisgarh government to disband and disarm 6,500 special police officers (SPOs) engaged in anti-Maoist operations is a slap on the latter’s face. On Tuesday, a Supreme Court bench ordered the Union government “to cease and desist, forthwith, from using any of its funds in supporting, directly or...

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Philippines: Farmers condemn High Court ruling on President’s landholdings

By Tonyo Cruz Tue, Jul 05, 2011 4:02PM UTC View Comments

The Philippines' high court arguably favors the Aquino family in its decision on Luisita, says farmers. (Photo from Bulatlat.com)

The Supreme Court has announced its decision today on the case involving big landholdings owned by President Benigno Aquino III’s family, which farmers have swiftly dubbed as “cowardly” and “a betrayal”. ABS-CBN reports that the court ”revoked the Stock Distribution Plan (SDP) in Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac and ordered the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to...

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Bangladesh: Opposition calls 36-hour strike from June 12

By Syed Tashfin Chowdhury Sat, Jun 11, 2011 10:58AM UTC View Comments

Flames rise from a bus set on fire by protesters in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, June 4, 2011. Pic: AP.

A week after their general strike that brought Bangladesh to a standstill on June 5, the main opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its ally Bangladesh Jamaat-E-Islami declared a 36-hour long strike from June 12. Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) and Islami Oikya Jote (Aminee), the two other allies of the Four-party alliance, have also...

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India legalises passive euthanasia in landmark case

By Shayoni Sarkar Mon, Mar 07, 2011 7:57PM UTC View Comments

In a breakthrough ruling, India joins a handful of countries to legalise “passive euthanasia”. The Supreme Court has ruled for the first time today that life support can be removed for some terminally-ill patients in “exceptional circumstances”. However, the woman who started it all will not be allowed a mercy killing. Aruna Shanbaug, a former...

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