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Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/IND/CO/4-5, 2 July 2014: India

Jul 2, 2014

Violence against women 10. The Committee notes the State party’s efforts to enact a legal framework to prevent and respond to violence against women, including women from the marginalized castes and communities, such as Dalit and Adivasi women, and the establishment...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, A/HRC/27/55, 30 June 2014

Jun 30, 2014

III. A typology of common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation D. Violations of the obligation to refrain from discrimination and to ensure substantive equality 3. Failure to prevent and combat stigmatization and to take measures against...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, A/HRC/26/29/Add.1, 10 June 2014: Nigeria

Jun 10, 2014

342. JAL 13/06/2013. Case no. NGA 4/2013. State reply. None to date. Alleged restrictions on the rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly of group defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT). 343. JAL 13/01/2014. Case no. NGA...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, A/HRC/26/50, 10 April 2014

Apr 10, 2014

II. Extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis, skinhead groups and similar extremist ideological movements, particularly in the context of the current economic crisis B. The persistence of persecution, racial violence and xenophobic crimes...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, A/HRC/26/38/Add.1, 1 April 2014: India

Apr 1, 2014

II. Manifestations of violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences 7. Violence against women in India is systematic and occurs in the public and private spheres. It is underpinned by the persistence of patriarchal social norms and inter- and...