Thursday, August 4, 2011

HR News: August 4, 2011

HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS BULLETIN

(An Electronic Newsletter of Indian Social Institute, New Delhi)

Volume 13

AUGUST, 2011

No. 02

 

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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION/ CIVIL SOCIETY

1. Activists of India against corruption take out march (1)

2. Govt turns deaf ear to deadly silicosis (1)

3. NHRC recommendations

4. 85% people in Sibal's constituency favour Lokpal: Team Anna (1)

5. Rights group slams Food Security Bill draft in letter to PM (1)

 

POLICE/CUSTODIAL DEATH

6. Valley’s first, RTI seeks details behind Sopore custodial killing (1)

7. J&K custodial death: 3 cops suspended (1)

 

MEDIA/ FREEDOM OF PRESS

8. Afghan journalist killers must be brought to justice: UN (1)

9. Journalists’ Wage Board after SC direction: Govt (1)

10. Interim report on attack on journalist (1)

 

RIGHT TO INFORMATION

11. ‘Be careful with RTI info' (1)

12. 'RTI ensures transparency in administration' (1)

 

DALITS/SCHEDULED CASTES

13. 'Media pays little attention to the issues of rural Dalits' (2)

14. National SC/ST Commission sends summons to Leela Samson (2)

15. Samiti seeks sites, amenities for Dalits (2)

16. Minor girl raped; one arrested (2)

 

HIV/AIDS

17. Transfer of HIV from pregnant mother to child can be prevent in 99% cases: Expert (3)

18. HIV-infected, recycled syringes sting Kolkata (3)

 

CORRUPTION

19. Another CAG report soon? (5)

20. 617 officials sold their souls for chicken feed (5)

 

TRIBALS

21. 'Give more compensation to tribals' (6)

22. Gujarat tribal widow to get Rs 2L compensation from govt (6)

23. Govt to decide in next few days on review of Salwa Judum order (6)

24. Tribal people allege nexus between excise staff, liquor traders (6)

 

MINORITIES

25. VHP will launch stir against prevention of communal and targeted violence bill (7)

26. 38,805 seats reserved for minorities surrendered (7)

27. Muslims join Christians in mourning Gojra dead on second anniversary (7)

28. High Court says cousins' marriage legal under Christian Marriage Act (7)

 

WOMEN

29. Battered by husband, woman hangs herself (8)

30. Cop trap half-baked, girl at stalker’s mercy (8)

31. Ulhasnagar immolation: Kin demand CID probe (8)

 

ENVIRONMENT/ CLIMATE CHANGE

32. Rally against plastic use held (9)

33. Biodiversity indexing to decide fate of projects in no-go areas (9)

34. Processing plant breaks down, garbage piles grow (9)

 

NAXALS/MAOISTS

35. Maoists' greater focus on AOB zone sends cops in a tizzy (12)

36. ‘Government must find a way for dialogue with Maoists' (12)

37. Intel shows split in Maoist rebel ranks (12)

38. Naxals facing ‘split’ within their ranks (12)

 

TERRORISM

39. 4 more detained in 13/7 blasts case (12)

 

REFUGEES/MIGRANTS

40. Kodala refugees leave camp 'voluntarily' (13)

41. Jayalalithaa announces monthly dole for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees (13)

42. Lok Sabha Speaker meets Sri Lankan team (13)

 

AGRICULTURE/FARMERS’ SUICIDES

43. Hazare ignored farmer plight: Kadu (20)

44. Kadu plans massive agitation across Vidarbha from Aug 9 (20)

45. 2 farmers end lives (20)

 

POVERTY/FOOD SECURITY

46. Rights group slams Food Security Bill draft in letter to PM (21)

47. BPL salt does a double take (21)

 

POPULATION/ CENSUS

48. 'Shortcomings of BPL survey to be addressed' (22)

49. Socio-economic survey to help map BPL, caste profile (22)

 

RESERVATION

50. 38,805 seats reserved for minorities surrendered (25)

51. Can't touch seats reserved for OBC students: Apex court (25)

52. HC asks for home dept's views on quota movie (25)

 

HINDUTVA

53. VHP will launch stir against prevention of communal and targeted violence bill (26)

54. Communal Violence Bill Discriminatory: VHP (26)

 

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