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Need for a national law for prevention of torture
Asian Centre for Human Rights, India, 2007Despite the widespread use of torture by the police and armed forces in India, the country has no laws to address the problem. Furthermore, under the Indian legal system, there is no enforceable right to compensation for persons claiming to be victims of unlawful arrest or detention.DocumentIndia human rights report 2007
Asian Centre for Human Rights, India, 2007The new India Human Rights Report 2007 by the Asian Centre for Human Rights details the main human rights abuses in India by state, each chapter describing state-specific abuses. The report concludes that the Naxalites and other armed opposition groups (AOGs) are responsible for the worst current violations of international humanitarian laws in India.DocumentIndia's unlikely democracy: the rise of judicial sovereignty
National Endowment for Democracy, USA, 2007The author describes the Indian Supreme Court as one of the world's most powerful judicial bodies, and responsible application of its chief duty to interpret and enforce the Constitution of 1950 has far-reaching implications for governance and democracy in India.DocumentReview of child labour, education and poverty agenda: India country report
Global March Against Child Labour, 2006A cause for concern is the increasing occurrence of child labour in India. This study critically examines current programmes, action plans and interventions of key actors working towards the elimination of child labour and achieving Education for All.DocumentDimensions of discrimination in India: a shadow report to 15th to 19th periodic reports (CERD/C/IND/19) of India to UN CERD Committee
India Committee of the Netherlands, 2007This paper documents the monitoring of India’s compliance with its obligations as a State party to various international human rights treaties.DocumentIndia: Orissa, Kashipur: Utkal bauxite & alumina project: human rights and environmental impacts
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, 2007This report reviews environmental and social aspects of plans by Utkal Alumina Industries Ltd to mine bauxite and refine alumina. The project is a joint venture between Canada’s Alcan and Hindalco.DocumentIndigenous peoples safeguards
Operations Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank, 2007The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has the responsibility of safeguarding Indigenous Peoples (IP) and their ways of living. This report presents the findings of a special evaluation study of the bank's 1998 policy on IP. It provides an overview of the scale and nature of safeguards in the bank's operation and reviews trends.DocumentHidden apartheid: caste discrimination against India’s “untouchables”
Human Rights Watch, 2007This report documents India’s systematic failure to respect, protect, and ensure Dalits’ fundamental human rights.DocumentHuman rights and dignity of Dalit women: report of the conference in the Hague, 20-25 November 2006
India Committee of the Netherlands, 2006This report summarises the proceedings and the outcomes the 1st Conference on the Rights of Dalit Women held in The Hague, Netherlands.DocumentUnpacking rights and wrongs: do human rights make a difference?: the case of water rights in India and South Africa
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005This paper focuses on why poor and marginalised people still lack access to economic, social and cultural rights despite a fairly mainstream support to positive rights in mainstream development debates.Pages