aljazeera.com | 22 Jun 2012
As the world marks Refugee Day, minority Buddhist tribe from Bangladesh alleges persecution in their current location.
Villagers in Diyun, a farming hamlet in India’s remote northeast state of Arunachal Pradesh, wake up to the crack of dawn. They peep out of their huts and look at the sky. With clear weather, they set out for…………..
24 January 2009-30 January 2009 | Economic and Political Weekly, volume no. 44 issue no. 4 dated
Law and Judiciary
This unconventional war cannot be won in a conventional way. It can only be won by showing that our values are stronger, better and more just, more fair and more humane than the alternative. Terrorism is a multifaceted phenomenon that must be dealt with intelligently. Anti-terror laws must only be enacted after well-considered debate. Laws that empower the security agencies by limiting civil liberties should not be constructed in haste. The December 2008 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Bill was rushed through without adequate debate. The government ignored calls from some Members of Parliament (MPs) to refer the bill to a standing committee for review before being enacted.
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Distr.GENERAL | E/CN.4/2002/NGO/37 | 24 January 2002 | Original: ENGLISH
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS | Fifty-eighth session | Item 10 of the provisional agenda
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
Written statement* submitted by South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre,
a non-governmental organizations in special consultative status
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E/CN.4/2002/NGO/37 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth sessionRead More »
Distr. GENERAL | E/CN.4/2004/NGO/130 | 8 March 2004 | Original: ENGLISH
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS | Sixtieth session | Item 11 (d) of the provisional agenda
CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS:
INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, IMPUNITY
Written statement* submitted by the South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status
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E/CN.4/2004/NGO/130_COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Sixtieth sessionRead More »
“This summer I worked [with Ravi Nair, the Executive Director] at South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC), an organization in the southern part of Delhi that, as the name would suggest, documents human rights abuses by the government of India. I had two ongoing projects. The first project involved reviewing opinions issued by India courts dealing with preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA). My research involved cataloging the most common uses of the NSA, and the most common challenges to it in court. For my second project I worked on a detailed history of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA), an anti-terrorism law that was in effect from 1985 to 1995. This act led the Indian government towards a more authoritarian application of its detention laws.
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A recent one month internship in New Delhi gave one student a powerful insight into how law can be used as a force for good in under-privileged societies. A grant from the ANU College of Law Finance Committee gave law student Claudia Newman-Martin the chance to undertake an internship with the South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC) early this year.
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