Full Coverage: Media

31.10.2007 As the UN Human Rights Committee begins to scrutinise Britain's rights performance, Article 19 calls on the committee to question the government on its plans to reduce use of the Freedom of Information Act, the ban on unauthorised demonstrations near Parliament Square and the high cost of defending libel actions.

31.10.2007 Intian kokoisessa maassa lähes mistä tahansa aiheesta saadaan isoja otsikoita: Bollywoodin tähdistä, eurooppalaispoliitikkojen avioeroista, naapurimaa Pakistanin väkivallasta... Yksi aihe kuitenkin loistaa poissaolollaan, ja se on köyhyys.

30.10.2007 Anything can hog the headlines in Indian media - from fashion to sensex to cricket to corporate extravaganza to Bollywood glitterati - anything but poverty. Ammu Joseph in her incisive piece scans the national press, which has made poverty and the poor invisible and painted a picture of India that shines only in patches.

29.10.2007 "La violenza ai danni dei minori è una emergenza globale che riguarda indistintamente qualsiasi strato sociale e ogni paese del mondo comprese le nazioni ricche che tollerano abusi nelle mura domestiche come l’Italia": è quanto emerge dal seminario 'La violenza sui bambini e le bambine' promosso oggi a Roma da Save the Children in collaborazione con la Commissione Parlamentare per l’Infanzia. L'associazione chiede "un garante nazionale per l'infanzia e norme più severe per prevenire ed eliminare le violenze sui minori che si consumano soprattutto in famiglia, a scuola, negli ambienti di lavoro, ma anche un protocollo vincolante per le audizioni dei minori". Secondo il Rapprto dell'Onu, in Italia sarebbero 1 milione i bambini che assistono a episodi di violenza e maltrattamenti all’interno delle mura di casa.

26.10.2007 The second South Asian Film Festival is currently on in New Delhi. Starting from October, 24, the festival will go on until October 30. A total of 45 films, including mainstream cinema, documentaries and short films are going to be screened.

25.10.2007 Bihar is one of the few states in India, which has failed to reap the benefits of modern technology. To catch up with other states, the government now plans to take internet into the rural hinterland. The e-kiosks will function as delivery points for e-governance and e-learning centres, providing information and services such as commodity rates, agricultural counselling, health and hygiene, etc.

09.10.2007 Reuters Market Light (RML), a mobile phone-based service launched by Reuters, will connect India's 250 million farmers with buyers and traders and offer updated pricing information, news and weather updates. So far, 7,500 farmers have signed up for the service.

09.10.2007 YouTube is all set to move beyond entertainment. The University of California (UC), Berkeley has become the first university to make its entire course lectures and special events available to viewers on YouTube. The university’s recently launched educational technology services (ETS) delivers course and event content as podcasts and streaming videos.

05.10.2007 Ahmednagar based NGO, Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), in Maharashtra, India, is training young men and women to report on local news. 'Rural Chronicle' will publish their efforts with the aim to engage the youth in local development issues.

05.10.2007 On October 3rd ,Delhi University joined the league of Indian universities with a community radio station. DU 90.4 FM will broadcast community related programmes as well as those dealing with students' issues.