Human Rights News – India
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- CHRI: Right to Information activists from India and Afghanistan exchange ideas
- India uses public safety act for its crackdown on dissent
- Human rights education gaining ground in Mumbai
- India has seen a dramatic improvement in opportunities for girls
- 52% of gay men in India without peer support suffer violence
CHRI: Right to Information activists from India and Afghanistan exchange ideas
CHRI
Afghanistan’s Right to Information activists visited Delhi recently with the RTI team at the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) on October 18th.
India uses public safety act for its crackdown on dissent
The Diplomat
The controversial Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, which permits administrative detention without judicial intervention for up to two years, has been condemned by the international community about concerns over the law being arbitrarily applied to human rights defenders. According to Human Rights Watch the law contains vague and overly broad terms.
Human rights education gaining ground in Mumbai
India New England News
In the world’s largest democracy, an English teacher in Mumbai is working to educate the youth in a Human Rights program. She saw a transformation of children. The program is called Youth for Human Rights and is an international non-profit supported by the Church of Scientology.
India has seen a dramatic improvement in opportunities for girls
Times of India
India has seen ‘dramatic’ improvements in the opportunities available to children girls, a UN report said while using the country as an example of improving the condition of their youthful populations.
52% of gay men in India without peer support suffer violence
Hindustan Times
A recent survey conducted across 5 Indian states by Swasti Health Resource Centre for 12 such CO’s has shown that gay men who seek support were far safer than those living with close members of the family. More than half of all men who face physical violence (52.4%) were still living with their parents and mostly not out yet.
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