The National Human Rights Commission “continued to receive complaints from different parts of the country on a wide range of issues [including] custodial deaths, torture, fake encounters, police high-handedness, violations committed by security forces, conditions relating to prisons.” – Annual Report (2014-2015)
https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/NHRC_AR_EN_2014-2015_27022019.pdf
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Indigenous Newslines magazine January-April 2012 Fair and ethical trading Just a year after its launch, the Indigenous Art Commercial Code of Conduct is gathering strength and influence. The Indigenous Art Code is encouraging fair and ethical behaviour in the trading of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. The code sets down clear standards for … Read more
The Telegraph, Sunday, January 15, 2006 Orissa needs jobs and revenue, but tribal life is being torn asunder as the government tries to turn the mineral-rich eastern state into an industrial powerhouse, reports Debashis Bhattacharyya Where shall I goLeaving this land,For which I am only a trusteeAs a tribal, I am duty boundTo pass it … Read more
Self Determination: A Path to Health and Sustainability for Native Americans By Marshall McKay, Tribal Chairman, Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation For thousands of years, members of our Yocha Dehe Wintun Tribe tended the land, protected plant and animal species, and preserved environmental balance. The land was rich and our early communities thrived. However, by the … Read more
Pharmaceutical companies in the West have seized on developing countries like India over the past five years as a testing ground for drugs, where the research costs for lucrative products to be sold in the Western nations are very low. According to the ‘Independent’, after the relaxation of restrictions on drug trials in 2005, this … Read more
The India Committee of The Netherlands (ICN) is an independent non-governmental organization, based on solidarity with deprived groups in Indian society CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY Policy and practice of (ir)responsible corporate conduct CHILD LABOUR AND EDUCATION STOP Child Labour – School is the best place to work DALITS Caste discrimination and what can be done against it CLEAN … Read more