Wednesday, March 23, 2011

The Dangers of Whistleblowing in India

11 Right To Information activists have been killed over the past couple of years in India. This story speaks to the power and importance of information transparency, as well as our collective obligation to protect whistleblowers in the US.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12696470

The article above doesn't go into the devastating effect that Industrial Ag and Monsanto's GM seeds have had on Indian agriculture, something that has spurred over 5,000 suicides. I've provided a link to this story here.
Industrial Agricultural and its' chemically intensive applications have wreaked havoc and spurred cancer claims in farming communities throughout India.
http://www.grist.org/article/2009-05-13-india-cancer-train

Indian farmers accuse Monsanto of pushing cotton "Seeds of Death."
http://www.organicconsumers.org/ge/indiacotton012406.cfm

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