Matters India / by Matters India

Dominic F. Dixon, executive director of the United Nations Association for Development and Peace, received the International Human Rights Award at the International Convention for Human Rights 2026 in New Delhi.
The award was presented by the World Human Rights Research Council on Oct. 25 at the NDMC Convention Centre on Sansad Marg.
Accepting the prestigious accolade, Dixon dedicated the award to the memory of Father Stan Swamy, the 84-year-old Jesuit priest and human rights defender who spent his life standing alongside Adivasi communities and the marginalized.
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▪ I am not a Silent Spectator – Why Truth has become so bitter, Dissent so intolarable, Justice so out of reach – An Autobiographical Fragment, Memory and Reflection

Edition: Aug 2021
Publisher: Indian Social Institute, Bangalore
Language: English
Paperback: 149 pages

‘Why truth has become so bitter, dissent so intolerable, justice so out of reach?’ because truth has become very bitter to those in power and position, dissent, so unpalatable to the ruling elite, justice, so out of reach to the powerless, marginalised, deprived people. Yet, truth must be spoken, right to dissent must be upheld, and justice must reach the doorsteps of the poor. I am not a silent spectator. This booklet is not my autobiography. It is rather a collation of some glimpses/episodes from my life that somehow made a difference for me, and possibly for my confrères, colleagues and the people with whom I have shared my life.

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