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National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) The National Human Rights Commission of India believes it is essential that all Member States, including India, respect the international human rights regime established under the auspices of the United Nations and observe the discipline of the treaties to which they are States Party. The Commission is convinced that discrimination on any of the grounds contained in the Constitution of India, and these include race, caste and descent, constitute an unacceptable assault on the dignity and worth of the human person and an egregious violation of human rights. As far as its own role is concerned, the Commission has been deeply engaged, ever since its establishment in October 1993, in the promotion and protection of the human rights of all of the people of India, acting in a manner that is complementary to that of the higher Courts of the country. www.dalits.org /nhrcstatementwcar.htm   (2115 words)

National Human Rights Commission Newsletter - June 1999; Embassy of India, Washington, DC The Commission had taken the view that the menace that such violence represents, which threatens the pluralistic character of the country and constitutionally guaranteed human rights, must be firmly and promptly checked. Besides, it appeared improbable to the Commission that Sunita could have caused such grievous injuries to her son with the sole purpose of implicating the policemen, especially when her husband was in the lock-up and she herself was distressed. The Supreme Court through various judgements has highlighted that the rights of prisoners should not be overlooked. www.indianembassy.org /policy/Human_Rights/NHRC/NHRC_June_1999.html   (2119 words)

Alternate Report and Commentary to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on India's Third Periodic Report under Article 40 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, July 1997 (From the SAHRDC Resource Centre) (HRI Partner Site) Terrorism, human rights abuses or violations of international humanitarian laws by groups or individuals in any part of the world should be condemned, and the State must take action to prosecute the perpetrators under the law of the land. The Human Rights Committee should seek full information from the Government of India about the cases in which the State of Jammu and Kashmir and the Indian Army failed to respond to orders on habeas corpus petitions pending in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Human Rights Education and the need for humane behaviour should be incorporated as a primary component of the training of armed forces and police personnel. www.hri.ca /partners/sahrdc/alternate/fulltext.shtml   (19239 words)

UN Enable - Contributions to the Third Session of the Ad Hoc Committee - Indian NGO Consultative Meeting The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the British Council co-hosted the Delhi workshop while the National Human Rights Commission of India provided the analytical input on the draft convention. The participants felt that since “promotion and protection” of human rights of persons with disabilities is a central issue, therefore the statement of purpose must reflect this notion explicitly. The modified text should read-“The States parties to this convention shall introduce all such measures that are necessary to promote, protect equal and effective enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by persons with disabilities”. www.un.org /esa/socdev/enable/rights/ahc3indiango.htm   (4353 words)

India The vulnerability of human rights assumes a traumatic, torturesome poignancy when the violent violation is perpetrated by the police arm of the state whose function is to protect the citizens and not to commit gruesome offences against them. NGO representatives and lawyers that Human Rights Watch spoke to said that becausethe shelters were ostensibly designed to care for both neglected and delinquent juveniles, officials fear that an empty home might invite criticism that the juvenile boards, the courts, and the police were not doing their duty. Human Rights Watch was told by several NGO representatives and lawyers that sometimes the police are aware that their methods are illegal and as a result torture children in ways that are less conspicuous. www.hrw.org /reports/1996/India4.htm   (18424 words)

National Human Rights Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia National Human Rights Commissions have been established in a number of countries for the promotion and protection of their citizens' human rights: This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Human_Rights_Commission   (112 words)

Human Rights Speeches Since better protection of human rights is an important task of the Commission, it has relentlessly endeavoured to be at the vanguard of the battle to curb violation of human rights happening anywhere in the country when brought to its notice or which otherwise come to its notice by suo-motu actions. These rights, which are non-negotiable, non-alienable, indivisible and recognize an essential worth of a human being and acknowledge the dignity inhering in all human beings, irrespective of their race, sex or economic level of living, are ethical norms for the treatment of individuals. The First National Judicial Pay Commission in its report has also addressed this issue by recommending that the quota of direct recruitment at the level of district judges should be reduced to the maximum of 25% of the cadre, whereas in most of the states the quota still is around 33%. nhrc.nic.in /speeches.htm   (18739 words)

Asian Centre for Human Rights On 16 December 2002, the Committee for Citizenship Rights of the Chakmas of Arunachal Pradesh (CCRCAP) filed a complained with the National Human Rights Commission of India against the non-implementation and violation of the Supreme Court judgement of 9 January 1996 in the case of NHRC Vs State of Arunachal Pradesh and Anr (720/1995). Annual Conference of the National Human Rights Institutions in Seoul in September 2004, NHRC issued a press release stating that the Ministry of External Affairs informed that Burmese refugees could stay in India till their refugee status is confirmed by the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The National Human Rights Commission had approached the Supreme Court of India to protect the lives and liberties of the Chakmas and Hajongs in Arunachal Pradesh. www.achrweb.org /Review/2005/84-05.htm   (5122 words)

UN Enable - Promoting the rights of Persons with Disabilities - Contribution by National Human Rights Institutions from the Commonwealth and Asia Pacific Region Dr Justice A.S. Anand, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India and the Chairperson of the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, Dr Morna Nance, Acting Director, British Council India and Mr Orest Nowosad, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, spoke at the inaugural session. In addition to the application of existing international human rights law, the Convention should contain specific articles dealing with specialised areas and issues relating to civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that, by the very nature of the context of disability, require codification, with due respect being paid to the principles of natural justice. In their statements the distinguished speakers highlighted the important role of national human rights institutions in protecting and promoting the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities and in the possible development of a proposed new United Nations Convention in this respect. www.un.org /esa/socdev/enable/rights/contrib-nhri.htm   (994 words)

Judgement About the book:- The National Human Rights Commission of India is the supreme and independent body for providing human rights protection in India. Title:- Judgement Reserved: The Case of the National Human Rights Commission of India Finally, it provides practical solutions to the problems faced by the Commission and recommends many other programs of action to be taken for providing anticipated protection against human rights violations. www.hrdc.net /sahrdc/publications/Judgement.htm   (234 words)

INDIA: CALL ON NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO END PSYCHIATRIC ABUSE AGAINST HOMOSEXUALS complaint with the National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC). India Trust focusing on human rights and sexual health issues for the Rights Commission to thoroughly investigate Case 3920, to formally www.sacw.net /Alerts/HomoAlertJuly2001.html   (1184 words)

Jayanth K. Krishnan - Bibliography - William Mitchell College of Law Published by The National Human Rights Commission (India) 2002. Review of Journal of National Human Rights Commission, India (Inaugural Edition). Professor Krishnan is interested in comparative law, human rights, law and social science, and law in India. www.wmitchell.edu /academics/faculty/krishnan2.html   (1184 words)

National Human Rights Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia India 's National Human Rights Commission was set up under the Human Rights Act, 1993. The National Human Rights Commission is constituted by the central government and comprises: In addition, the Chairpersons of the National Commission for Minorities, the National Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and the National Commission for Women are deemed to be Members of the Commission for the discharge of specific functions en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Human_Rights_Commission   (1184 words)

[22 Apr 1999] HR/CN/927 : HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS CONTINUE, NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS REPORT Human rights groups in India, Asia and the rest of the world were aware that a large majority of human-rights abuses were committed by armed forces in internal conflict areas. The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission had seven duties, among them the promotion of understanding and awareness of the importance of human rights in Northern Ireland, and the duty to advise the Secretary of State and the Executive Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly on measures to be taken to protect human rights. National human rights institutions that complied with the Paris Principles were important resources to help States to honour their promises to their own people to respect and protect human rights. www.un.org /News/Press/docs/1999/19990422.hrcn927.html   (1184 words)

Bangladesh: Proposed standards for a national human rights commission - Amnesty International Subsequently, Brian Burdekin, special adviser to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, visited Bangladesh in December 1996 and met with members of IDHRB and the National Consultative Committee. The NHRC in India has been active in monitoring human rights violations, in raising concern on a broad range of human rights issues, in furthering human rights education, and in addressing a number of key concerns. The extent to which the NHRC will be involved in facilitating the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and other international human rights instruments to which Bangladesh is or may become a party, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). www.web.amnesty.org /ai.nsf/index/ASA130031997   (1184 words)

National Human Rights Commission In December 1996, the Supreme Court referred the matter of police abductions leading to disappearances and secret cremations in Punjab to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) as Reference Case No. 1 of 1997, observing that the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) report disclosed "flagrant violations of human rights on a mass scale". The Government of India challenged this decision of the NHRC before the Supreme Court, which upheld the NHRC's decision in September 1998. In September 2002, the NHRC, holding that the State of Punjab is liable to rebut the presumption of guilt against it, directed it to file replies in each of the 582 cases of "identified" cremations, based on the CBI investigations. www.punjabjustice.org /legalbattles/nhrc.htm   (1184 words)

Nepal: Danger of “Disappearances” Escalates (Human Rights Watch, 9-2-2005) The National Human Rights Commission of Nepal (NHRC) and international humanitarian agencies should have unimpeded access to all persons detained during the state of emergency. Some human rights activists have reported that they are being stopped by security forces at the airport who then check their names against an extensive list of persons targeted for arrest. India canceled its participation in the summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation because of the expected participation of King Gyanendra, calling for an immediate restoration of democracy and suspending military aid. www.hrw.org /english/docs/2005/02/09/nepal10152.htm   (1489 words)

EBC Catalogue - Criminal Justice Role of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)212 (A) Composition212 (B) Functions, Powers and Procedure 212 (C) Performance of the NHRC 213 (i) Terrorism and Insurgency 213 (ii) Custodial Deaths, Rape and Torture213 (iii) Systematic Reform: Police, Prisons and other Centres of Detention 214 (iv) Handling of Complaints: Illustrative Cases 214 6. Legislative Recognition to Human Rights Principles in India 106 (A) Human Rights Measures under the Constitution 106 (B) The General and Special Law Measures 106 3. Rights of the Accused-Some Reflections on the Legislative Scheme in India www.ebc-india.com /catalog/contents/a-824-Contents.htm   (1188 words)

Human Rights & Human Rights Instruments in India (From the SAHRDC Resource Centre) (HRI Partner Site) Referring to Section 2(1)(d), the NHRC suggested "Human rights means the right relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International Covenants, Conventions and Treaties to which India is party". In its letter to the National Human Rights Commission, SAHRDC stated that all international conventions that form the corpus of international customary law are applicable in all countries that are members of the United Nations and the World Community. Human rights groups in India work under a tremendous amount of pressure, primarily from the state, on the one hand, and the other groups with a stake in maintaining the status quo. www.hri.ca /partners/sahrdc/india/fulltext.shtml   (14883 words)

National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) More than 50 years after passage of the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles in India and Universal Declaration of Human Rights the practice of untouchability continues to operate in many parts of India. I would like start my presentation by quoting a study done by National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Tribes of India in 1990 on status of untouchability practice in seven states as sample shows that untouchability was prevalent in all seven states. The illegal abuse of basic human rights is the everyday experience of Dalits who endure discrimination, violence, insults and humiliation. www.dalits.org /CERDStatementSDJM.htm   (1310 words)

Amnesty International 1998 Annual Report on India (the Republic of) In July the UN Human Rights Committee recommended that India remove restrictions on the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) which prevent it from investigating complaints of human rights violations by the armed forces, and abolish the requirement that central government approve prosecutions of members of the security forces. Three of them _ Ajit Kumar Bhuyan, Lachit Bordoloi and Prakash Mahanta, all members of the human rights organization Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti (MASS) _ were subsequently charged under the National Security Act, which allows for preventive detention without trial on loosely defined grounds of national security. At the time of the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Hong Kong in September, Amnesty International highlighted cases from India which demonstrated the use of repressive measures to facilitate projects funded by international financial institutions. www.amnesty.org /ailib/aireport/ar98/asa20.htm   (2122 words)

In India, Torture by Police Is Frequent and Often Deadly (washingtonpost.com) A little more than a decade after Parliament established the National Human Rights Commission to deal with such abuses, police torture continues unabated, according to human rights groups and the Supreme Court. The case highlights the frequent use of torture and deadly force at local police stations in India, a practice decried by human rights activists and the Indian Supreme Court. Human rights advocates said Uttar Pradesh ranks highest among Indian states in the incidence of police torture and custodial deaths. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A41162-2004Aug4.html   (2122 words)

Rediff On The NeT: Huge morcha petitions President on Srikrishna report Among those who participated in the demonstration and signed the memorandum were the People's Union for Democratic Rights, People's Union for Civil Liberties, People's Rights Organisation, Citizens For Democracy, Human Rights Trust, Indian National Social Action Forum, Saheli, Progressive Students Union and All India Federation of Trade Unions. Activists of several human rights groups, trade unions, women's and student groups on Friday submitted a memorandum to President K R Narayanan seeking his intervention for the implementation of the Srikrishna Commission report. Their action comes even as former prime minister V P Singh strongly deplored the rejection of the report by the Shiv Sena-BJP led Maharashtra government and demanded that concrete action be initiated against those who have been indicted in the report. www.rediff.com /news/1998/aug/22sri.htm   (2122 words)

Catholic World News : Demand For Abolition Of Death Penalty In India In a statement released today, the New Delhi-based South Asia Human Rights Documentation Center (SAHRDC) said that it has presented a 40-page document to the National Commission for the Review of the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC) highlighting the growing demand worldwide for doing away with the death penalty. Though the Indian Supreme Court has ruled that the death sentence is to be ordered only in the "rarest of rare cases," capital punishment is included as a penalty in several laws such as the Indian Penal Code, penalty provisions of national security legislation, and anti-narcotics legislation. NEW DELHI, Jan. 17, 01 (CWNews.com) - A prominent human rights organization in Asia has urged the federal constitution review committee to repeal capital punishment in India. www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=14690   (313 words)

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission - India has now enacted a law to implement the human rights guarantees in international instruments it has ratified, including the ICCPR, and has formed a National Human Rights Commission. Call upon the Indian government to ensure that the human rights of all in India are respected, protected, and promoted; that the practices of discrimination, arbitrary arrest, invasion of privacy, and torture all end; and that the pall of criminality hanging over the heads of this segment of its population is immediately removed. India is a democracy, and it has, in spite of all its flaws, relatively good human rights standards in the letter of the law, assured as constitutional guarantees to citizens and often ensured by a vigilant higher judiciary. www.iglhrc.org /site/iglhrc/section.php?id=5&detail=67   (313 words)

HRF134.htm The South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC) has filed complaints with the National Human Rights Commission and Medical Council of India against the Orissa police and the doctors who carried out the post mortem examinations. The deaths of 12 residents and one policeman in Kalinga Nagar in the eastern Indian state of Orissa appear to have been the latest example of the immaturity and ineptness that define many of India’s democratic institutions. Kalinga Nagar is an industrial complex that houses steel factories and is the proposed site for a number of other such projects. www.hrdc.net /sahrdc/hrfeatures/HRF134.htm   (1420 words)

Amber Habib's India Page Human Rights in India and The National Human Rights Commission - maintained by `Prakash'. There are a million and one home pages devoted to India, and you can find anything from a collection of hindi movie songs to an urdu dictionary. DuPont - Spinning its Wheels in India - Gary Cohen and Satinath Sarangi (Multinational Monitor, March 1995). www.geocities.com /a_habib/India/oldindia.html   (578 words)

Asia In its concluding observations, the committee, while commending India for some initiatives, including the establishment of a national human rights commission, criticized the government for its use of special powers legislation in disturbed areas, including continued use of laws permitting preventive detention, and for its failure to adequately prosecute security personnel for abuses. Progress was slow in the investigation of the 1996 murder of Jalil Andrabi, a prominent human rights lawyer and political activist associated with the pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front. In one incident, members of an Indian army unit, the Rajputana Rifles, reportedly raped six women in the village of Wawoosa on the night of April 22-23. www.hrw.org /worldreport/Asia-06.htm   (2831 words)

The Council of Khalistan India's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), an official body, found evidence in the killings of premeditation by members of Hindu extremist groups; complicity by Gujarat state officials; and police inaction in the midst of attacks on Muslims. India calls this "protecting its territorial integrity." The world increasingly recognizes this as a euphemism for massively violating the basic human rights of Sikhs, Christians, Muslims, and other minorities to hold together a crumbling, theocratic state. India claims that there is no support for Khalistan in Punjab, despite seminars and other activities within the past year in support of Sikh independence. www.khalistan.com /DocumentsAndLectures/SP_05122004_SubmittedTestimonyHumanRightsHearing.htm   (3587 words)

The legacy of India's counter-terrorism - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Op-ed - News While Prime Minister Singh extols India as a leading democracy, the international community must weigh the devastation and insecurity wrought by a national security policy based on systematic human rights abuses and impunity. The commission, acting as a body of the Indian Supreme Court, has the authority to remedy violations of fundamental rights in this historic case of mass crimes. India's counter-terrorism practices have left a legacy of broken families, rampant police abuse, and a judicial system unwilling to enforce fundamental rights. www.boston.com /news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/07/17/the_legacy_of_indias_counter_terrorism   (780 words)

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