31 October 2007 | SAHRDC – South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
India
According to SAHRDC, India fails to meet the demands of the Indian public opinion to pressure the Burmese military junta
Marching in step with Burma’s generals [HRF/176/07] (Appeal or News Release, English)
12 October 2007 | SAHRDC – South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
Myanmar
SAHRDC calls international community "disappointingly passive and formulaic" over last weeks' events, says as long as rest of world does not interfere, secret detentions, extrajudicial executions, forced labour and repression of minorities will persist
Western Shadowboxing Sustains Military Junta [HRF/175/07] (Appeal or News Release, English)
26 September 2007 | SAHRDC – South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
India
Country's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has failed to hold government accountable for its record on human rights, says South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC)
NHRC Fails to Use Its Meagre Powers [HRF/174/07] (Appeal or News Release, English)
15 September 2007 | SAHRDC – South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
India
Annual report of World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) says that India comes up short in protection of human rights defenders; country's National Human Rights Commission rejects report, calls it "diatribe"
NHRC India: Now A Government Apologist? [HRF/173/07] (Appeal or News Release, English)
24 August 2007 | SAHRDC – South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
India
In February 2006, Supreme Court ordered states to finalise compulsory registration of marriages nationwide regardless of community to improve women's rights' situation; 18 months later, 5 state governments still have not fully implemented order
India and CEDAW: Who’s Afraid of Too Much Equality? [HRF/172/07] (Appeal or News Release, English)
6 August 2007 | SAHRDC – South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
India
Arun Fereira and three other people arrested for allegedly being involved in Maoist group's illegal activities; newspapers generally accept police's claims, depict Mr. Fereira as threat to society without solid basis for conclusions
Convicted by the Media [HRF/171/07] (Appeal or News Release, English)
13 July 2007 | SAHRDC – South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
India
Report on pilot project on multi-purpose national identity cards (MNIC); system will gather detailed personal data into a national register; maintenance will be outsourced to technology corporations; MNIC could jeopardise the fundamental rights of citizens
Multi-Purpose National Identity Cards; Protection or restriction of rights? [HRF/169/07] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
2 July 2007 | SAHRDC – South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
India
Report on India's Armed Forces Special Powers Act and the implicit chance to abuse and torture suspects with impunity in the future
Masooda Parveen: Judicial Review of India’s Special Security Laws Goes from Bad to Worse [HRF/168/07] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
15 June 2007 | SAHRDC – South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
Sri Lanka
Report on the cut of international aid because of human rights violations of the Sri Lankan government
International Aid and Human Rights Violations in Sri Lanka [HRF/167/07] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
31 May 2007 | SAHRDC – South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
India
Analysis on narcoanalysis: Suspects are injected with barbiturates in order to induce a semi-conscious state; the interrogation function of the police is delegated to the psychoanalyst who is provided with a detailed questionnaire; tests since 2000 are criticised as unreliable
The truth about narcoanalysis [HRF/166/07] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
