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Indiaâ€™s Draft Universal Periodic Report-II: A Case of Forced Marriage?

ACHR, Asian Centre for Human Rights - eSocialSciences - 2012

The paper has the objective of viewing the condition of women in terms of freedom of choice, freedom and expression and right of privacy. Also it views violence against women.

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Globalization and China's 'Race to the Bottom' in Labour Standards

Chan, Anita - eSocialSciences - 2006

and benefit the labour intensive manufacturing sector in China. Yet, although foreign investment has been flowing into … China and employment in the low-wage industries is expanding, wages of Chinese workers are not rising. In fact, China is … study of China's hukou system and how it affectes the wages of migrant workers, the paper shows how the Chinese hukou system …

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Health and Human Rights in Chin State, Western Burma: A Population-Based Assessment Using Multistaged Household Cluster Sampling

Sollom, Richard; Richard, Adam K - eSocialSciences - 2011

The Chin State of Burma (also known as Myanmar) is an isolated ethnic minority area with poor health outcomes and reports of food insecurity and human rights violations. A report on a population-based assessment of health and human rights in Chin State is given. It is sought to quantify reported...

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Police and the Rule of Law: Recent Developments in India

Agarwal, Anurag K - eSocialSciences - 2014

This paper examines some of the recent pronouncements of the Supreme Court and other High Courts and tries to analyse them vis-à-vis the understanding of the rule of law in India. [IIMA W.P. No.2014-04-02].

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Social Movements and the Law in Post Colonial Hong Kong

eSocialSciences - 2009

Social movements in Hong Kong have begun to challenge the law and the judicial system for the purpose of challenging government policies or at least making their claims highly visible before the public in Hong Kong. the legal boundary of the free space for social movements has been contested in...

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Inside the Family A Report on Democratic Rights of Women

Rights, PUDR Peoples Union for Democratic - eSocialSciences - 2008

The report highlights the following aspects: 1. the inability of the legal system to recognise the unique unequal , 2. position of women; 3. the perception of women as peripheral to economic development by the State and their consequent marginalization and exploitation in the labour force; 4. the...

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Report on SAHR Fact Finding Mission to the North and East of Sri Lanka to Assess the State of Displaced Persons

SAHR, South Asians for Human Rights - eSocialSciences - 2008

This report on the state of displaced persons in the North and East of Sri Lanka analyses the security condition and concerns of those who live in makeshifts and camps in conflict affected areas. It provides an overview of the current ground situation,and highlights the manner in which...

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Police Firing on Adivasis in Gujarat: Report of Fact Finding Committee, PUCL Gujarat

Shah, Ghanshyam - eSocialSciences - 2008

Report of the committee of concerned citizens formed by the Peopleâ€™s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Gujarat to enquire into the facts related to the police firing on the Adivasis demonstration on the February 13, 2008 at Antarsuba, Vijaynagar taluka, Sabarkantha district, that killed...

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The Naxals get lethal: Chhattisgarh continues to be the epicenter of the conflict

ACHR, Asian Centre for Human Rights - eSocialSciences - 2008

Chhattisgarh continues to be the epicenter of the Naxalite conflict as a direct consequence of the counter-insurgency Salwa Judum campaign. There have been credible reports of serious human rights violations by the security forces while combating the Naxalites. Though security forces identify...

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Human rights in retreat

Sawant, P.B. - eSocialSciences - 2008

Is there not a worse situation today than during the Emergency? There was no colonization of the country by the foreign powers, with agriculture, industry, education, defense, health and trade being at their mercy. There was no communalization of the country's private and public life on the...

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