DOES THE LANGUAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEPOLITICIZE ?? Some questions were raised by activists which did not allow for ready responses. - How does funding of development and human rights work affect the politics of grassroots? The letters issued to some NGOs who had signed on to an advertisement issued by Communalism Combat preceding the last elections, with the threat of revoking their FCRA clearance was one instance that generated the question. - The attacks on the NBA as being sustained by foreign resources, and the denials that the NBA was impelled to put out to counter these ‘allegations’ is another instance. The Sahyog experience in Almora district of Uttaranchal raised similar questions. So too has the PWG’s rejection of funded organisations - receiving funds from the government or from any other agency - in their area of influence. Some asked the question ifferently: is there a ‘loss of anger’ due to funding? Or, are people now able to sustain their anger because of funding? Both appeared to be possibilities.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 05:37:54 +0000