On January 26, 1979, India’s Republic Day, then Left Front chief minister Jyoti Basu announced an economic blockade of Marichjhapi. Thirty police launches surrounded the island; the refugees were tear-gassed, their huts, fisheries, and tube-wells destroyed. Those who tried...
Human rights
1- Which of the following does not constitute a ground for discrimination under Article 15 and 16 of the Indian Constitution? (A) Religion (B) Caste (C) Place of Birth (D) Colour Answer: (D) 2- Concept of ‘Universal Jurisdiction’ is...
2013 June UGC NET Solved Question Paper in Human Rights and Duties Paper 2 1- The Hindu concept of dharma sets forth the responsibilities and rights of individuals in terms of their (A) Individual identity (B) Membership in a...
2013 September UGC NET Solved Question Paper in Human Rights and Duties Paper 2 1- Which of the following is not a Civil Right? (A) Right to Life (B) Right to Marriage (C) Right to Education (D) Right to...
Human Rights and Duties: Human rights are moral principles that set out certain standards of human behaviour, and are regularly protected as legal rights in national and international law. They are “commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which...
Passed by Congress: 03/11/2019 AN ACT To condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities inside and outside China. 1.Short title This...
Human Rights Watch is an American private NGO with its Headquarters at the Empire State Building in New York City, New York.
Monitoring core international human rights treaties by Human rights treaty bodies Six of the Committees (CCPR, CERD, CAT, CEDAW, CRPD, and CED,) can, under certain conditions, receive petitions from individuals. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) monitors implementation...
The right to life with dignity under Article 21, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to direct the Central Government to enact a suitable stand-alone, comprehensive legislation against custodial torture as it has directed in the case of...
Presence of Salwa Judum questioned SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH ( Before : Surinder Singh Nijjar, J; B. Sudershan Reddy, J ) NANDINI SUNDAR AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH — Respondent Writ Petition (Civil) No....