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22.04.2006 - Source: Asian Centre for Human Rights
The Adivasis of Chhattisgarh: Victims of Naxalite Movement and Salwa Judum Campaign ("The Adivasis of Chhattisgarh: Victims of Naxalite Movement and Salwa Judum Campaign") [#50163], [ID 15660]
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09.11.2005 - Source: Asian Centre for Human Rights
Report on field-visit to Karbi Anglong district where conflict between Dimasas and Karbis, started by murder of 3 Dimasa auto-rickshaw drivers on 26 September, left 90 persons dead and more than 44,000 internally displaced ("Lessons Not Learnt by Assam: Ethnic cleansing and internal displacement in Karbi Anglong and NC Hills") [#41524], [ID 6546]
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ACHR Review 98/05
09.10.2005 - Source: BBC News
Assam: At least 14 villagers killed in clashes between Karbis and Dimasas ethnic groups; more than 9,000 people were displaced by violence so far ("Army deployed after Assam riots") [#37478], [ID 6547]
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24.09.2005 - Source: BBC News
West Bengal: Nearly 10,000 people belonging to Rajbongshi community ended separatist hunger strike; last week, 5 people were killed when police opened fire to stop rampaging groups of strikers ("Indian tribe halts hunger strike") [#37018], [ID 6548]
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21.09.2005 - Source: BBC News
West Bengal: More than 20,000 Rajbongshi tribes people held rally to demand separate tribal homeland; one day earlier violent protests left 5 people dead and more than 100 injured ("India tribe's 20,000-strong rally") [#36956], [ID 6549]
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25.11.2003 - Source: BBC News
Assam: hundreds of people left the state after outbreak of ethnically motivated violence targeting Biharis and Hindi-speakers that left more than 40 people dead and app. 160 people injured ("Fearful settlers flee Assam attacks") [#17856], [ID 6550]
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23.11.2003 - Source: BBC News
Assam: 2 immigrant workers killed by suspected ULFA rebels in continuing ethnic clashes over jobs ("Two die in Assam ethnic clashes") [#17846], [ID 6551]
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19.11.2003 - Source: BBC News
State of Assam: 6 Hindi-speaking settlers from the state of Bihar killed in the northern district of Dibrugarh/ in another incident, 5 Biharis killed by gunmen at a hotel in Dhubri region ("Bihari settlers killed in Assam") [#17692], [ID 6552]
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14.11.2003 - Source: BBC News
State of Assam: police stepped up measures to protect Hindi speakers following threats from The United Liberation Front of Assam ("Assam on alert after rebel threat") [#17618], [ID 6553]
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19.09.2003 - Source: Amnesty International
Report commenting on the report of the Malimath Committee on Reforms of the Criminal Justice System ("Report of the Malimath Committee on Reforms of the Criminal Justice System: Some observations") [#16255], [ID 6554]
"Minorities and the Criminal Justice System
The failure to provide equal protection of the law to and safeguard the rights of minorities has been a major human rights issue dogging the criminal justice system for decades now. [...]
Despite the repeated failure of all arms of the criminal justice system in ensuring effective protection, investigation, prosecution and justice to victims and survivors of communal violence it is regrettable that the Committee finds no space in its report to discuss these concerns.(30)"
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27.02.2003 - Source: Human Rights Watch
Gujarat: Impunity: one year after the beginning of communal violence that claimed over 2,000 lives, there have been no convictions of those responsible ("India: Carnage in Gujarat Unpunished: Communal Violence Continues") [#11057], [ID 6555]
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20.11.2001 - Source: Human Rights Watch
Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), currently being debated in the parliament, gives to police forces sweeping powers of arrest and detention/ Hindu nationalism, religious intolerance and caste descrimination documented ("India Human Rights Press Backgrounder/ Anti-Terrorism Legislation") [#4860], [ID 6556]
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08.05.2001 - Source: Amnesty International
Uttar Pradesh: Background information about the vulnerability of certain groups of women to violence in the context of gender as well as caste and other forms of social and racial discrimination ("The battle against fear and discrimination, The impact of violence against women in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan") [#1578], [ID 6557]
