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Tag: Human Rights

A critique of recent changes in Criminal Procedure

On August 16, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

An article by Colin Gonsalves published recently in India Together argues strongly against a number of changes brought about by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005, which was passed in May 2005. The full text …

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Responding to a comment about the Haneef case

On July 22, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

One of our readers who identifies him(?)self as Anonymous/Raj left this in the comments section of a different post: “Would someone care to comment on the Kafkaesque treatment of the Indian doctor in Australia! It …

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Defining Minorities in India

On July 14, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Today’s edition of the Hindu features an article by Professor Zoya Hasan, who teaches at JNU, and is a member of the National Commission of Minorities (click here for her profile as well as those …

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Assessing the implementation of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act:

On July 13, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Today’s Hindu carries a piece by Jean Dreze and Siddhartha Lal where they narrate their field experiences in Rajasthan on a trip that was undertaken to assess the implementation of the NREGA. While there was …

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The Naxalite/Maoist Movement in India: Facts, Current State and Analysis

On July 12, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Revisiting the online edition of The Nation (which describes itself as “the flagship of the left” in America) after a long time, I was pleasantly surprised to find in its current issue an article on …

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Jaitley on the legal boundaries of artistic expression in India

On May 19, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Today’s Indian Express has an op-ed by Arun Jaitley who makes a provocative assertion about the limits of artistic liberty and expression in India. In the course of his column, Jaitley relies on an analysis …

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Searing critique of an ongoing slum clearance drive in Delhi

On May 8, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Yesterday’s edition of the Hindustan Times featured a biting indictment of the slum clearance policies of the Delhi government as well as recent orders issued by the Delhi High Court. Authored by Bela Bhatia of …

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Supreme Court and Human Rights

On March 20, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

A recent article in The Hindu dealt with evolution of human rights jurisprudence in India, and praised the Supreme Court for its seminal contribution to it. However, a recent case when the Supreme Court rejected …

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