26.09.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kerala: 3 priests and 6 nuns reportedly attacked by members of Hindu parties Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in separate incidences on the outskirts of Kozhikode ("India nun attacks trigger arrests") [#25837],  [ID 7413]

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23.03.2004 - Source: UN Human Rights Council (formerly UN Commission on Human Rights)

Report on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (English, French and Spanish) ("Civil and political rights, including the questions of: Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; Report of the Special Rapporteur, Theo van Boven; Addendum: Summary of information, including individual cases, transmitted to Governments and replies received [E/CN.4/2004/56/Add.1]") [#23236],  [ID 7414]

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25.02.2004 - Source: US Department of State

USDOS: NGOs allowed to visit prisons ("Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2003") [#19765],  [ID 7415]

"[...]NGOs were allowed to work in prisons, within specific governmental guidelines. In Kerala and Karnataka, the state governments selectively cleared NGOs to visit prisons.[...]"

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25.02.2004 - Source: US Department of State

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2003 ("Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2003") [#19765],  [ID 7416]

"[...]Criminal gangs in all four southern states were known to attack rivals and deny free access to justice. In some cases, accused persons were attacked while being escorted by police to the courts. [...]"

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25.02.2004 - Source: US Department of State

USDOS: Kerala: General strikes banned by supreme court ("Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2003") [#19765],  [ID 7417]

"[...]The Kerala High Court declared in 2002 that all general strikes (bandhs) were illegal and that all organizers of protests would be liable for losses caused by shutdowns. The Supreme Court upheld the verdict, drawing attention to the difference between a complete closedown of all activities (bandh) and a general strike (hartal). While it is likely that the ruling was introduced in relation to political strikes, unions stated that it remained a potential threat to their activities. Other court rulings also declared strikes illegal and made striking workers pay damages because consumers and the public suffered during strikes. In August, the Supreme Court declared all strikes by government employees to be illegal; however, in practice this has not been enforced. [...]"

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25.02.2004 - Source: US Department of State

USDOS: Kerala: Increase of sexual exploitation of children ("Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2003") [#19765],  [ID 7418]

"[...]NGOs reported that sexual exploitation of children for sex tourism increased sharply in the states of Goa and Kerala. [...]"

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06.02.2004 - Source: UN Human Rights Council (formerly UN Commission on Human Rights)

Report focused on human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people (summary of cases transmitted and replies recieved) ("Indigenous issues: Human rights and indigenous issues E/CN.4/2004/80/Add.1") [#20571],  [ID 7419]

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29.09.2003 - Source: World Organisation Against Torture

Kerala: Man died in detention in the Pudukkad police station, reportedly after being tortured by police officers ("India: death in detention of Mr. M. V. Babu as a result of torture [Case IND 290903]") [#16298],  [ID 7420]

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12.03.2003 - Source: World Organisation Against Torture

Kerala: Ongoing harassment of Adivasis (tribal peoples) by the police, reported/ an important number of persons have disappeared since February 2003 in the Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary located in Wayanad ("India: ongoing harassment and disappearances of Adivasis") [#11366],  [ID 7421]

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28.02.2003 - Source: World Organisation Against Torture

Kerala: More than 1,000 Adivasis attacked by the police and the forest protection staff in order to evict them from the Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary located in Wayanad ("India: violent attack against tribal peoples [Case IND 280203. ESCR]") [#11131],  [ID 7422]

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