--- On Wed, 10/12/08, ACHR REVIEW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: ACHR REVIEW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: ACHR Review: India Human Rights Report 2008 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wednesday, 10 December, 2008, 2:29 PM > ACHR WEEKLY REVIEW > [The weekly commentary and analysis of the Asian Centre for > Human Rights] > [ACHR has Special Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC] > C-3/441-C, Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058, India > Tel/Fax: +91-11- 45501889 25620583 > Website: www.achrweb.org; Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Embargoed for: 10 December 2008 > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > On the occasion of the Human Rights Day, Asian Centre for > Human Rights has > the pleasure to inform that its “India Human Rights > Report 2008” was > released at a press conference at the Guwahati Press Club, > Assam > yesterday, 9th December 2008. > > This 170-page report is the only annual report to examine > human rights > problems on a nationwide scale in India. In each State, the > report > analyses human rights violations by the security forces, > violations of > International Humanitarian Law by the armed groups, state > of the judiciary > and administration of justice, the status of the State > Human Rights > Commissions, freedom of the press, violations of the rights > of > indigenous/tribal peoples, violations of the rights of the > Dalits, > violence against women, violations of the prisoners’ > rights, internally > displaced persons etc. > > As stated in the Preface of the “India Human Rights > Report 2008”, the > findings serve as a warning of deepening internal conflict. > The report > underlines that human rights violations by the State, > combined with the > failure of State institutions to address these violations, > are fuelling > internal conflict. > > The Preface summarises the key issues: the relevance of > Annual India Human > Rights Report, Human Rights and Insurgency, Fuelling > Conflict, Gross > Under-reporting, No statistics on human rights violations > by the Army, > Flawed NCRB figures, Flawed NHRC figures, Failure to > support governmental > institutions and outright cover up, The Judiciary , Low > levels of > Non-Governmental Activity and recommendations for reform. > > The pdf version of the full report is available at: > http://www.achrweb.org/reports/india/AR08/AR2008.pdf > > The html versions for each State are available at: > http://www.achrweb.org/reports/india/AR2008.html > > We hope that you would find the report of interest. > > With kind regards, > > Yours sincerely > > > Suhas Chakma > Director Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
