24 June 2001
The Boston Globe
By Pamela Constable, Washington Post
 
NEW DELHI: The government newspaper ad looked routine, like those that invite bids for sewer contracts or announce results of civil service exams.

But the fine print conveyed a hostile-sounding message to foreign visitors and their Indian hosts. All private citizens and public establishments were ordered to report any overnight foreign guest to police within 24 hours or face a potential five-year prison sentence.

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13 April 2001
Noticias en Espanol
by Por Ranjit Devraj
NUEVA DELHI: Nuevas restricciones del gobierno de India a la presencia de delegados de algunos estados extranjeros en conferencias internacionales celebradas en este pa s causaron fuertes protestas de organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG).

Los organizadores de esos encuentros deber n obtener la aprobaci n previa del Ministerio del Interior si entre los participantes figuran ciudadanos de Afganist n, Bangladesh, Pakist n o Sri Lanka.

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India: Gobierno Restringe Ingreso De Delegados Extranjeros (“India: government to restrict entry of foreign delegates”)Read More »

13 April 2001
Inter Press Service
By Ranjit Devraj
NEW DELHI, Apr. 13, 2001 – Organizers of international conferences here will now have to gain the prior approval of the Indian government if the participants include nationals of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Pakistan or Sri Lanka.

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and those trying to promote people-to-people contacts say the Home Ministry’s order is a blow to efforts to reduce political tension on the subcontinent.

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Politics-India: Protests over Curbs on Foreign DelegatesRead More »

14 March 2001
Jakarta Post
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has been told to be more transparent regarding it’s activities in order to gain public faith in it’s independence, results of investigations released on Tuesday recommended.

The New Delhi-based South Asia Human Rights Documentation Center (SAHRDC) revealed that the commission lacked transparency regarding its meetings with government or military officials in relation to inquiries.

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17 January 2001
CWNews.com
NEW DELHI, Jan. 17, 01 – A prominent human rights organization in Asia has urged the federal constitution review committee to repeal capital punishment 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.

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30 October 2000
UI News Service, University of Iowa, USA,
Iowa City Press Citizen
The Iowa City Foreign Relations Committee, along with the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights and International Programs at UI, will present. “A Regional Human Rights Regime for Asia” featuring speaker Ravi Nair.

The event will take place at noon Friday in Rockwood Fellowship Hall at the Congressional Church, 30 N. Clinton St.

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Human rights activist to speak FridayRead More »