25th anniversary of the founding of the Aadhikar in London, UK. - (1)
25th anniversary of the founding of the Aadhikar in London, UK.
First published on 19 December 1980 as a weekly print newspaper, the AADHIKAR DAILY is now appearing on the Internet.
The word AADHIKAR means rights. In the sense that rights is understood in 2005. In 1980 the Aadhikar had an urgency about rights that were being undermined in the UK by the then just installed Thatcher regime.
The concept of political rights in the context of the UK was as much under state pressure on 19 December 1980 as it is today 19 December 2005. The only difference is in the marginal form of the denier of rights. The denier now claims to be wearing the clothes of a political tradition, which was evident in the movement that led to the creation of the Labour Party in Britain during the first half of the 20th century AD. The Aadhikar daily files contain worrying proof that elected democracy is not at all enough to protect people from the abuses and the repressions unleashed by holders of political power. Constant vigilance against power holders is a must for defending human rights in society.
Within borders of states and across borders of states.
Vigilance can be maintained only with evidence. Investigative independent reporting is a vital way of finding and providing that evidence. It is also a most fundamental instrument in the struggle to defend our rights against all kinds of holders of power in our names. In the UK. Across the world. In all manners and descriptions of society. And in all regions where human beings live even under no institutionally recognised tags of society. In all states under all kinds of States,
This anniversary note cannot be complete without a humble dedication in the memory of Musammat Mofura Khatun and her family who singularly gave their all to the establishment of AADHIKAR as their contribution to the struggle for human rights and to the caused of justice.
First published on 19 December 1980 as a weekly print newspaper, the AADHIKAR DAILY is now appearing on the Internet.
The word AADHIKAR means rights. In the sense that rights is understood in 2005. In 1980 the Aadhikar had an urgency about rights that were being undermined in the UK by the then just installed Thatcher regime.
The concept of political rights in the context of the UK was as much under state pressure on 19 December 1980 as it is today 19 December 2005. The only difference is in the marginal form of the denier of rights. The denier now claims to be wearing the clothes of a political tradition, which was evident in the movement that led to the creation of the Labour Party in Britain during the first half of the 20th century AD. The Aadhikar daily files contain worrying proof that elected democracy is not at all enough to protect people from the abuses and the repressions unleashed by holders of political power. Constant vigilance against power holders is a must for defending human rights in society.
Within borders of states and across borders of states.
Vigilance can be maintained only with evidence. Investigative independent reporting is a vital way of finding and providing that evidence. It is also a most fundamental instrument in the struggle to defend our rights against all kinds of holders of power in our names. In the UK. Across the world. In all manners and descriptions of society. And in all regions where human beings live even under no institutionally recognised tags of society. In all states under all kinds of States,
This anniversary note cannot be complete without a humble dedication in the memory of Musammat Mofura Khatun and her family who singularly gave their all to the establishment of AADHIKAR as their contribution to the struggle for human rights and to the caused of justice.
posted by editormuhammadHaque at 3:14 AM
0 comments
