Monday, August 1, 2011

HR News: August 1, 2011

HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS BULLETIN

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

Volume 13

AUGUST, 2011

No. 01

 

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RIGHT TO INFORMATION

1. RTI Act needs to be extended to private sector corporate (1)

2. Awareness seminar on RTI Act held at Kohora (1)

3. Udupi Consumer forum, info centre get notice (1)

 

POLICE/CUSTODIAL DEATH

4. Protests in Sopore after man dies in police custody (1)

5. Gwalior: Murder case against 8 cops following custodial death (1)

 

HEALTH

6. ‘50 lakh people suffer from Hepatitis in TN (3)

7. Campaign to create awareness of Hepatitis B virus launched (3)

 

HIV/AIDS

8. Matrimonial meet for people living with HIV (3)

9. HIV+ patient jumps off 7th floor (3)

 

LAND ACQUISITION/DISPLACEMENT

10. Land Bill: House may cost more (4)

11. Nothing wrong in leasing Mihan-SEZ properties to outsiders: MADC (4)

 

CORRUPTION

12. Lokpal Bill cleared by Cabinet deceit on the nation: Team Anna (5)

13. 2G scam: Top ED officer seeks his removal alleging harassment (5)

14. Team Anna goes online for Lokpal bill support (5)

 

TRIBALS

15. Inadequate facilities take education out of reach of tribals (6)

16. No tears for the Salwa Judum of Chhattisgarh (6)

17. Tribals to launch indefinite stir from August 25 (6)

18. Tribals to manage power project (6)

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

 

MINORITIES

20. RTE not against madarsas: HRD ministry (7)

21. WB to bring Bill for increasing reservation for minorities (7)

 

WOMEN

22. Besharmi morcha: If you are shameless, so am I (8)

23. Slutwalk: Delhi women walk the talk to stop assaults (8)

 

SLUMS/HOUSING

24. India plans better housing facilities for urban poor (10)

25. ‘Transparency in Rajiv Awas Yojana very important’ (10)

 

EDUCATION

26. RTE not against madarsas: HRD ministry (7)

27. 9000 school, college students boycott classes in Tamil Nadu (11)

 

NAXALS/ MAOISTS

28. Tension in Bihar village after Maoists kill five (12)

 

CHILDREN/ CHILD LABOUR

29. Child rights panel raps state (14)

30. NCPCR gets 800 complaints (14)

31. Missing children statistics alarming (14)

32. 2 minors flee factory, help rescue others (14)

 

LABOUR/ EMPLOYMENT

33. Rural job scheme revamp (14)

34. Unnecessary Gestures (14)

 

JUDICIARY/ LAW/ACT

35. Land acquisition: Government unveils draft on new bill (19)

36. List of bills on monsoon agenda (19)

 

POVERTY/FOOD SECURITY

37. Food Security Bill to be tabled in Parliament by December (21)

38. Number of poor in Mexico climbs by 3.2 mn (21)

 

RESERVATION

39. Protests against 'Aarakshan' in Jalandhar (25)

40. The unexpected rise of dalit millionaires (25)

 

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